Unisex name · since 1893
Dannie
Dannie has 9,137 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,222 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,137
- born since 1893
- 1950s
- peak decade
9,137 babies have been named Dannie since 1893, making it today's #5222 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannie has been recorded 9,137 times among boys since 1893, currently ranked #5222 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #1,275 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,222 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,137 born since 1893
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannie ranks #1,275 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,222 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,137 born since 1893, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,222 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,137
- born since 1893
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dannie's 9,137 recorded births place it above 97.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Dannie compares
9,137 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Dannie's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dannie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,137 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 287 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dannie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dannie's full recorded timeline at 1965, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 287 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dannie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 287
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Dannie popularity over time - girls
2,309 total births recorded since 1885 (Dannie as girls' name)
Dannie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,430 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Dannie's strongest decade.
2,430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dannie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 159
1910s
159 births
- 1920s 389
1920s
389 births
- 1930s 769
1930s
769 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,056 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,430 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,280 births
- 1970s 712
1970s
712 births
- 1980s 449
1980s
449 births
- 1990s 342
1990s
342 births
- 2000s 233
2000s
233 births
- 2010s 179
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,430 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dannie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dannie's total volume
Dannie by state
Where Dannie concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 529 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 443 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 422 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 408 | 4.5% |
| #5 | California | | 337 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 282 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 279 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 262 | 2.9% |
529 of 9,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Dannie appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dannie's data
- Dannie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,430 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Dannies (529 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Dannie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Dannie 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.