Recorded 1919–2010 Unisex name Peak 1984 544 births

Danie — boys' name

544 babies named Danie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s51940s521950s1001960s831970s881980s1211990s572000s112010s6
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Danie was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

19 babies were named Danie in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danie

The Social Security Administration has registered 544 babies named Danie between 1919 and 2010, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Danie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 267 additional births since 1916.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Danie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Danie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danie 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 544 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.

Danie at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

544

Since 1919

92 years of records

Peak year

1984

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1919

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2010

Danie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1919

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1984)
19
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
05101520 201019911983197519671959195119421919 5

Danie popularity over time — girls

267 total births recorded since 1916 (Danie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 267 births
4681012 201720091998199319861978196819451916 6

Danie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
121 births that decade — 22% of Danie's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s51940s521950s1001960s831970s881980s1211990s572000s112010s6

Danie by state

Where Danie concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Danie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.1%
#2 California
5 0.9%
New York share of Danie's total US births 1.1%
Even split

6 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danie?
544 babies have been named Danie since 1919. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1984 with 19 births.
When was Danie most popular?
Danie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Danie most popular?
The top states for the name Danie are New York (6 births), California (5 births).
Is Danie a unisex name?
Yes, Danie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 544 births, and as a girl's name it has 267 births.
How long has the name Danie been used?
Danie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 92 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Danie?
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, 1919–2010 (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.