Dante vs Danny

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

Name A

Dante

Boy name · Rank #322

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Name B

Danny

Boy name · Rank #641

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Dante Danny
Current Rank #322 #641
Total Births (all years) 50,470 286,194
Peak Year 1998 1954
Peak Year Births 1,670 9,105
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1908 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Dante Danny
1900ss 16 66
1910ss 496 389
1920ss 833 1,747
1930ss 334 7,235
1940ss 334 46,659
1950ss 535 86,640
1960ss 1,240 60,728
1970ss 2,871 28,864
1980ss 4,377 20,013
1990ss 10,008 13,819
2000ss 12,474 10,547
2010ss 11,551 7,113
2020ss 5,401 2,374

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dante Danny
2014 1,108 710
2015 1,076 715
2016 1,010 641
2017 1,080 577
2018 1,073 525
2019 1,099 546
2020 1,110 494
2021 1,079 516
2022 1,084 456
2023 1,061 473
2024 1,067 435

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, 1908–2024.

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