Unisex name · since 1955
Dannell
Dannell has 234 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dannell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 234 recorded since 1955.
Dannell has 234 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1955 to 1990.
- #18,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannell ranks #18,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dannell's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dannell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dannell's full recorded timeline at 1974, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dannell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1990
- Peak year (1973)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dannell popularity over time - boys
142 total births recorded since 1959 (Dannell as boys' name)
Dannell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (117 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Dannell's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dannell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
117 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 117 births (50% of all-time use).
Dannell by state
Where Dannell concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.1% |
6 of 234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dannell's data
- Dannell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dannells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dannell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1955–1990 (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 Dannell 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.