Girls' name · since 1968
Danalyn
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Danalyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Danalyn recorded 55 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2010.
- #33,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danalyn ranks #33,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danalyn's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Danalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danalyn splits its recorded history at 1980: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2010
- Peak year (2009)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Danalyn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (14 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Danalyn's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Danalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Danalyn's data
- Danalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Danalyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.