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 #5879

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1913

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Danial Dan
Current Rank #5879 #1913
Total Births (all years) 9,386 106,473
Peak Year 1957 1960
Peak Year Births 210 3,697
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danial Dan
1880ss 54 1,402
1890ss 41 1,274
1900ss 24 1,499
1910ss 145 4,737
1920ss 316 8,100
1930ss 349 9,629
1940ss 699 18,017
1950ss 1,828 26,010
1960ss 1,800 22,709
1970ss 1,392 5,550
1980ss 1,118 2,809
1990ss 747 1,860
2000ss 496 1,437
2010ss 282 1,006
2020ss 95 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2024.

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