Danson vs Danny

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

Name A

Danson

Boy name

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Name B

Danny

Boy name · Rank #641

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Metric Danson Danny
Current Rank Unranked #641
Total Births (all years) 28 286,194
Peak Year 2009 1954
Peak Year Births 8 9,105
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1987 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Danson Danny
1900ss — 66
1910ss — 389
1920ss — 1,747
1930ss — 7,235
1940ss — 46,659
1950ss — 86,640
1960ss — 60,728
1970ss — 28,864
1980ss 5 20,013
1990ss 5 13,819
2000ss 13 10,547
2010ss 5 7,113
2020ss — 2,374

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danson Danny
2014 5 710
2015 — 715
2016 — 641
2017 — 577
2018 — 525
2019 — 546
2020 — 494
2021 — 516
2022 — 456
2023 — 473
2024 — 435

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, 1987–2014.

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