Danial vs Danny

Side-by-side comparison of Danial and Danny - 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

Danny

Boy name · Rank #636

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Danial Danny
Current Rank #5905 #636
Total Births (all years) 9,394 286,648
Peak Year 1957 1954
Peak Year Births 210 9,103
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Danial Danny
1880s 54 -
1890s 41 -
1900s 24 66
1910s 145 389
1920s 316 1,747
1930s 349 7,235
1940s 699 46,661
1950s 1,828 86,640
1960s 1,799 60,731
1970s 1,392 28,863
1980s 1,118 20,012
1990s 747 13,819
2000s 496 10,547
2010s 282 7,113
2020s 104 2,825

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danial Danny
2014 36 710
2015 28 715
2016 30 641
2017 28 577
2018 30 525
2019 14 546
2020 19 494
2021 20 517
2022 17 456
2023 24 473
2024 15 440
2025 9 445

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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