Boys' name · since 1983
Danish
Danish has 425 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danish currently ranks #9156 among boys' names in America, with 425 babies recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Danish recorded 425 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #9156 nationally today, ahead of 34% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #8,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,156 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 425 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danish ranks #8,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,156 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 425 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danish's 425 recorded births place it above 80.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Danish compares
425 Top 48% higher than 52% of 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
Danish's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danish | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 425 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Danish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danish's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Danish by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (125 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Danish's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Danish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 125 births (29% of all-time use).
Danish by state
Where Danish concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Danish's data
- Danish's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Danishs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Danish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Danish 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.