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 #1913

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Metric Dannel Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1913
Total Births (all years) 120 106,473
Peak Year 1983 1960
Peak Year Births 8 3,697
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dannel Dan
1880ss — 1,402
1890ss — 1,274
1900ss — 1,499
1910ss — 4,737
1920ss — 8,100
1930ss — 9,629
1940ss — 18,017
1950ss 18 26,010
1960ss 17 22,709
1970ss 22 5,550
1980ss 30 2,809
1990ss 17 1,860
2000ss 10 1,437
2010ss 6 1,006
2020ss — 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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