Boys' name · since 1949
Danley
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Danley, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
26 boys have been named Danley since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danley has been recorded 26 times among boys since 1949, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2000.
- #26,887 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 26 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danley ranks #26,887 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,887 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 26
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danley's 26 recorded births place it above 40.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Danley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danley's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2000
- Peak year (2000)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Danley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Danley's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Danley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (23% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Danley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1949–2000 (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 Danley 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.