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 #5879

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Name B

Danny

Boy name · Rank #641

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Metric Danial Danny
Current Rank #5879 #641
Total Births (all years) 9,386 286,194
Peak Year 1957 1954
Peak Year Births 210 9,105
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Danial Danny
1880ss 54 —
1890ss 41 —
1900ss 24 66
1910ss 145 389
1920ss 316 1,747
1930ss 349 7,235
1940ss 699 46,659
1950ss 1,828 86,640
1960ss 1,800 60,728
1970ss 1,392 28,864
1980ss 1,118 20,013
1990ss 747 13,819
2000ss 496 10,547
2010ss 282 7,113
2020ss 95 2,374

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 20 516
2022 17 456
2023 24 473
2024 15 435

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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