Recorded 2008–2021 Unisex name Peak 2011 33 births

Dangel — boys' name

33 babies named Dangel in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s172020s10
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dangel was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dangel in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dangel

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Dangel between 2008 and 2021, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dangel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Dangel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 2008.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dangel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dangel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dangel 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 33 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.

Dangel at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

33

Since 2008

14 years of records

Peak year

2011

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2008

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dangel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2008

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
45678910 20212020201420112008 6

Dangel popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 2008 (Dangel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 201220112008 5

Dangel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 52% of Dangel's all-time total
2000s62010s172020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dangel?
33 babies have been named Dangel since 2008. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 9 births.
When was Dangel most popular?
Dangel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Dangel a unisex name?
Yes, Dangel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Dangel been used?
Dangel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 14 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dangel?
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, 2008–2021 (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.