Danish vs Danny

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

Name A

Danish

Boy name · Rank #7921

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Name B

Danny

Boy name · Rank #641

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Metric Danish Danny
Current Rank #7921 #641
Total Births (all years) 417 286,194
Peak Year 2003 1954
Peak Year Births 20 9,105
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1983 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Danish Danny
1900ss — 66
1910ss — 389
1920ss — 1,747
1930ss — 7,235
1940ss — 46,659
1950ss — 86,640
1960ss — 60,728
1970ss — 28,864
1980ss 44 20,013
1990ss 123 13,819
2000ss 125 10,547
2010ss 90 7,113
2020ss 35 2,374

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danish Danny
2014 10 710
2015 5 715
2016 7 641
2017 11 577
2018 8 525
2019 10 546
2020 6 494
2021 7 516
2022 6 456
2023 6 473
2024 10 435

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, 1983–2024.

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