Recorded 1968–2010 Girls' name Peak 2009 55 births

Danalyn — girls' name

55 babies named Danalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s141980s51990s52000s142010s6
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Danalyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Danalyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Danalyn between 1968 and 2010, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danalyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Danalyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Danalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

55

Since 1968

43 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1968

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2010

Danalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1968

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
456789 201020092007199819801975197119691968 5

Danalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 25% of Danalyn's all-time total
1960s111970s141980s51990s52000s142010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danalyn?
55 babies have been named Danalyn since 1968. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Danalyn most popular?
Danalyn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Danalyn been used?
Danalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 43 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Danalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.