Dannel vs Dan

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

Name A

Dannel

Boy name

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Dannel Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1921
Total Births (all years) 120 106,554
Peak Year 1983 1960
Peak Year Births 8 3,696
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dannel Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s - 4,737
1920s - 8,100
1930s - 9,629
1940s - 18,017
1950s 18 26,009
1960s 17 22,709
1970s 22 5,550
1980s 30 2,808
1990s 17 1,860
2000s 10 1,440
2010s 6 1,008
2020s - 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dannel Dan
2014 - 102
2015 - 91
2016 - 100
2017 - 96
2018 - 97
2019 6 103
2020 - 86
2021 - 78
2022 - 88
2023 - 100
2024 - 82
2025 - 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, 1952–2019.

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