Recorded 1969–2007 Boys' name Peak 1994 58 births

Danen — boys' name

58 babies named Danen in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s171980s51990s182000s12
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Danen was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Danen in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danen

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Danen between 1969 and 2007, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danen performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Danen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danen 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 58 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.

Danen at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

58

Since 1969

39 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1969

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2007

Danen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1969

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
456789 2007200519951994199119851979197719731969 6

Danen by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 31% of Danen's all-time total
1960s61970s171980s51990s182000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danen?
58 babies have been named Danen since 1969. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Danen most popular?
Danen was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Danen been used?
Danen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 39 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Danen?
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, 1969–2007 (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.