Unisex name · since 1937
Dann
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 1,145 babies named Dann, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,145
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,145 have been recorded since 1937.
Dann has 1,145 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2000.
- #6,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,145 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dann ranks #6,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,145 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,145
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dann's 1,145 recorded births place it above 90.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dann splits its recorded history at 1966: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2000
- Peak year (1962)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Dann popularity over time - boys
1,089 total births recorded since 1927 (Dann as boys' name)
Dann by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (419 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Dann's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 95
1940s
95 births
- 1950s
1950s
284 births
- 1960s
1960s
419 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 419 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dann compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dann's total volume
Dann by state
Where Dann concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 250 | 21.8% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Oregon | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.4% |
250 of 1,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Dann's data
- Dann's decade-level peak was the 1960s (419 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Danns (250 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1937–2000 (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 Dann 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.