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.
Which name is more popular? Metric Danny Dan Current Rank #641 #1913 Total Births (all years) 286,194 106,473 Peak Year 1954 1960 Peak Year Births 9,105 3,697 Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1900 1880
Births by Decade Decade Danny Dan 1880ss — 1,402 1890ss — 1,274 1900ss 66 1,499 1910ss 389 4,737 1920ss 1,747 8,100 1930ss 7,235 9,629 1940ss 46,659 18,017 1950ss 86,640 26,010 1960ss 60,728 22,709 1970ss 28,864 5,550 1980ss 20,013 2,809 1990ss 13,819 1,860 2000ss 10,547 1,437 2010ss 7,113 1,006 2020ss 2,374 434
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Danny Dan 2014 710 102 2015 715 91 2016 641 100 2017 577 96 2018 525 97 2019 546 102 2020 494 86 2021 516 78 2022 456 88 2023 473 100 2024 435 82