Danton vs Daniel

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

Name A

Danton

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Name B

Daniel

Boy name · Rank #16

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Metric Danton Daniel
Current Rank Unranked #16
Total Births (all years) 570 1,982,812
Peak Year 1989 1985
Peak Year Births 21 38,559
Peak Decade 1990s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1944 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danton Daniel
1880s - 5,679
1890s - 5,185
1900s - 5,036
1910s - 23,978
1920s - 43,407
1930s - 47,998
1940s 26 112,778
1950s 50 243,727
1960s 66 242,020
1970s 66 244,454
1980s 91 345,537
1990s 126 272,360
2000s 91 203,975
2010s 49 133,952
2020s 5 52,726

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danton Daniel
2014 5 13,961
2015 - 13,543
2016 7 12,996
2017 - 11,758
2018 6 11,296
2019 - 10,592
2020 - 9,530
2021 - 9,162
2022 5 9,121
2023 - 8,402
2024 - 8,426
2025 - 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, 1944–2022.

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