Recorded 1971–1997 Boys' name Peak 1977 43 births

Danan — boys' name

43 babies named Danan in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s51990s19
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Danan was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Danan in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danan

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Danan between 1971 and 1997, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Danan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danan 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 43 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.

Danan at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

43

Since 1971

27 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1971

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1997

Danan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1971

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 1997199219901984197719751971 5

Danan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 44% of Danan's all-time total
1970s191980s51990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danan?
43 babies have been named Danan since 1971. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Danan most popular?
Danan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Danan been used?
Danan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 27 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Danan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–1997 (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.