Boys' name · since 1977

Danien

Danien has 15 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#31,276 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1977
1970s
peak decade

Danien sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1977.

Danien has 15 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1988.

  • #31,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1977
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danien ranks #31,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.

#31,276 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1977
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danien's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Danien splits its recorded history at 1979: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births).

Danien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1977)
5
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
5 197719791988 5

Danien by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1970s was Danien's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Danien births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danien?
Danien has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,276 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 5 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
Where does Danien sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danien ranks #31,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danien most popular?
Danien was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Danien been used?
Records for Danien go back to 1977, giving 12 years of history through 1988.
What names are similar to Danien?
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.

What to do with Danien's data

  • Danien's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Danien draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.