Danny vs Dan

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

Name A

Danny

Boy name · Rank #636

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1921

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Metric Danny Dan
Current Rank #636 #1921
Total Births (all years) 286,648 106,554
Peak Year 1954 1960
Peak Year Births 9,103 3,696
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danny Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s 66 1,499
1910s 389 4,737
1920s 1,747 8,100
1930s 7,235 9,629
1940s 46,661 18,017
1950s 86,640 26,009
1960s 60,731 22,709
1970s 28,863 5,550
1980s 20,012 2,808
1990s 13,819 1,860
2000s 10,547 1,440
2010s 7,113 1,008
2020s 2,825 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danny Dan
2014 710 102
2015 715 91
2016 641 100
2017 577 96
2018 525 97
2019 546 103
2020 494 86
2021 517 78
2022 456 88
2023 473 100
2024 440 82
2025 445 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, 1900–2025.

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