Danial vs Dan

Side-by-side comparison of Danial and Dan - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Danial

Boy name · Rank #5905

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Danial Dan
Current Rank #5905 #1921
Total Births (all years) 9,394 106,554
Peak Year 1957 1960
Peak Year Births 210 3,696
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danial Dan
1880s 54 1,402
1890s 41 1,274
1900s 24 1,499
1910s 145 4,737
1920s 316 8,100
1930s 349 9,629
1940s 699 18,017
1950s 1,828 26,009
1960s 1,799 22,709
1970s 1,392 5,550
1980s 1,118 2,808
1990s 747 1,860
2000s 496 1,440
2010s 282 1,008
2020s 104 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danial Dan
2014 36 102
2015 28 91
2016 30 100
2017 28 96
2018 30 97
2019 14 103
2020 19 86
2021 20 78
2022 17 88
2023 24 100
2024 15 82
2025 9 78

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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