Danner vs Dan

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

Name A

Danner

Boy name · Rank #9297

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Danner Dan
Current Rank #9297 #1921
Total Births (all years) 409 106,554
Peak Year 2011 1960
Peak Year Births 26 3,696
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danner Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s - 4,737
1920s - 8,100
1930s - 9,629
1940s - 18,017
1950s - 26,009
1960s - 22,709
1970s - 5,550
1980s 5 2,808
1990s 49 1,860
2000s 166 1,440
2010s 132 1,008
2020s 57 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danner Dan
2014 8 102
2015 17 91
2016 9 100
2017 12 96
2018 13 97
2019 9 103
2020 9 86
2021 7 78
2022 14 88
2023 6 100
2024 8 82
2025 13 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, 1989–2025.

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