Danton vs Dan

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

Name A

Danton

Boy name

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1913

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Metric Danton Dan
Current Rank Unranked #1913
Total Births (all years) 570 106,473
Peak Year 1989 1960
Peak Year Births 21 3,697
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1944 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danton Dan
1880ss — 1,402
1890ss — 1,274
1900ss — 1,499
1910ss — 4,737
1920ss — 8,100
1930ss — 9,629
1940ss 26 18,017
1950ss 50 26,010
1960ss 66 22,709
1970ss 66 5,550
1980ss 91 2,809
1990ss 126 1,860
2000ss 91 1,437
2010ss 49 1,006
2020ss 5 434

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danton Dan
2014 5 102
2015 — 91
2016 7 100
2017 — 96
2018 6 97
2019 — 102
2020 — 86
2021 — 78
2022 5 88
2023 — 100
2024 — 82

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, 1944–2022.

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