Unisex name · since 1947
Danis
Danis has 166 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,271 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 166
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
166 babies have been named Danis since 1947, making it today's #7271 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Danis recorded 166 times among boys since 1947, holding rank #7271 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #14,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,271 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 166 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danis ranks #14,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,271 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 166 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,271 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 166
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danis's 166 recorded births place it above 68.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Danis compares
166 35th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Danis's all-time total is 55% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 166 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Danis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danis's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Danis popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 1944 (Danis as girls' name)
Danis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Danis's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Danis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Danis's data
- Danis's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- 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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Similar record span (~78 yrs)
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, 1947–2025 (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 Danis 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.