Danney vs Dan

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

Name A

Danney

Boy name

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1913

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Metric Danney Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1913
Total Births (all years) 512 106,473
Peak Year 1954 1960
Peak Year Births 29 3,697
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1937 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danney Dan
1880ss — 1,402
1890ss — 1,274
1900ss — 1,499
1910ss — 4,737
1920ss — 8,100
1930ss 5 9,629
1940ss 113 18,017
1950ss 206 26,010
1960ss 129 22,709
1970ss 48 5,550
1980ss 11 2,809
1990ss — 1,860
2000ss — 1,437
2010ss — 1,006
2020ss — 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danney Dan
2014 — 102
2015 — 91
2016 — 100
2017 — 96
2018 — 97
2019 — 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, 1937–1987.

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