Recorded 1994–2022 Unisex name Peak 1994 77 births

Daney — unisex name

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

1990s92000s302010s332020s5
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Daney was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Daney in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daney

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Daney between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Daney is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1947.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daney performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daney 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 77 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.

Daney at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

77

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Daney popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
45678910 2022201720142012200720041994 9

Daney popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1947 (Daney as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19551947 5

Daney by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 43% of Daney's all-time total
1990s92000s302010s332020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daney?
77 babies have been named Daney since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Daney most popular?
Daney was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Is Daney a unisex name?
Yes, Daney is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 77 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Daney been used?
Daney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Daney?
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, 1994–2022 (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.