Danyal vs Dan

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

Name A

Danyal

Boy name · Rank #6909

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Name B

Dan

Boy name · Rank #1959

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Metric Danyal Dan
Current Rank #6909 #1959
Total Births (all years) 609 106,554
Peak Year 2002 1960
Peak Year Births 28 3,696
Peak Decade 2000s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danyal Dan
1880s - 1,402
1890s - 1,274
1900s - 1,499
1910s - 4,737
1920s - 8,100
1930s - 9,629
1940s - 18,017
1950s - 26,009
1960s - 22,709
1970s 15 5,550
1980s 32 2,808
1990s 112 1,860
2000s 191 1,440
2010s 145 1,008
2020s 114 512

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danyal Dan
2014 9 102
2015 13 91
2016 12 100
2017 16 96
2018 12 97
2019 16 103
2020 16 86
2021 15 78
2022 23 88
2023 23 100
2024 25 82
2025 12 78

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, 1975–2025.

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