Danny vs Daniel

Side-by-side comparison of Danny and Daniel - 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

Daniel

Boy name · Rank #16

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Metric Danny Daniel
Current Rank #636 #16
Total Births (all years) 286,648 1,982,812
Peak Year 1954 1985
Peak Year Births 9,103 38,559
Peak Decade 1950s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danny Daniel
1880s - 5,679
1890s - 5,185
1900s 66 5,036
1910s 389 23,978
1920s 1,747 43,407
1930s 7,235 47,998
1940s 46,661 112,778
1950s 86,640 243,727
1960s 60,731 242,020
1970s 28,863 244,454
1980s 20,012 345,537
1990s 13,819 272,360
2000s 10,547 203,975
2010s 7,113 133,952
2020s 2,825 52,726

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danny Daniel
2014 710 13,961
2015 715 13,543
2016 641 12,996
2017 577 11,758
2018 525 11,296
2019 546 10,592
2020 494 9,530
2021 517 9,162
2022 456 9,121
2023 473 8,402
2024 440 8,426
2025 445 8,085

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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