Dannie
Dannie is given to both girls and boys: 20 girls and 18 boys were given it in 2025 (#5,964 among girls’ names and #5,250 among boys’, #6,742 among all names counting both); 11,446 Americans have been recorded with it since 1885 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 6,890 Americans named Dannie and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (60% of everyone recorded); the median is 63 years old and half are between 42 and 74.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Dannie by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Dannie mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Dannie is “a male given name, a less common variant of Danny.”
Also “a female given name, also used for conjoining names (e.g. Dannie Rae).”
From Daniel or Daniella; from Hebrew דן, and archaic English -ie.
/ˈdæn.i/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Dannie?
#5,250 among boys’ names, 2025
Dannie rose from #5,559 in 2015 to #5,250 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 8.3 to 10.5 per million.
327 babies in 1947, the peak
Dannie peaked in 1947, when 327 babies were given it (284 boys, #406 among boys’ names). The 38 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 12% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,964 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,334 | 19 | #5,104 |
| 2023 | 16 | #7,004 | 22 | #4,623 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,647 | 16 | #5,675 |
| 2021 | 20 | #6,004 | 13 | #6,403 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,919 | 20 | #4,731 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,106 | 16 | #5,617 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,494 | 12 | #6,785 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,946 | 18 | #5,140 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,839 | 18 | #5,175 |
Every recorded year (135)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27 | #5,018 | 16 | #5,559 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,510 | 14 | #6,060 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,691 | 18 | #5,017 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,934 | 28 | #3,733 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,410 | 23 | #4,252 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,440 | 16 | #5,527 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,622 | 21 | #4,615 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,145 | 20 | #4,754 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,378 | 11 | #7,198 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,433 | 25 | #3,916 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,449 | 20 | #4,352 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,933 | 28 | #3,377 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,122 | 30 | #3,128 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,996 | 31 | #2,954 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,130 | 27 | #3,239 |
| 2000 | 9 | #10,080 | 20 | #3,938 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,714 | 36 | #2,471 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,204 | 30 | #2,722 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,193 | 28 | #2,763 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,842 | 32 | #2,446 |
| 1995 | 15 | #6,028 | 40 | #2,055 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,717 | 38 | #2,125 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,343 | 39 | #2,056 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,215 | 35 | #2,181 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,521 | 28 | #2,476 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,648 | 36 | #2,047 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,570 | 42 | #1,798 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,354 | 42 | #1,672 |
| 1987 | 12 | #6,004 | 41 | #1,662 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,255 | 42 | #1,567 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,559 | 36 | #1,703 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,939 | 48 | #1,368 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,319 | 49 | #1,328 |
| 1982 | 9 | #7,009 | 52 | #1,295 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,550 | 45 | #1,415 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,746 | 52 | #1,295 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,299 | 61 | #1,158 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,279 | 53 | #1,234 |
| 1977 | 13 | #4,999 | 57 | #1,160 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,746 | 81 | #930 |
| 1975 | 6 | #8,213 | 57 | #1,116 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,727 | 64 | #1,027 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,814 | 81 | #889 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,343 | 84 | #878 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,599 | 79 | #914 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,282 | 95 | #827 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,487 | 107 | #756 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,263 | 91 | #776 |
| 1967 | 21 | #2,717 | 99 | #739 |
| 1966 | 11 | #4,007 | 107 | #718 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,579 | 118 | #686 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,095 | 119 | #709 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,314 | 147 | #650 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,315 | 135 | #669 |
| 1961 | 23 | #2,557 | 178 | #591 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,279 | 179 | #580 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,890 | 176 | #587 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,115 | 226 | #514 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,517 | 224 | #514 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,949 | 244 | #488 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,564 | 256 | #462 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,086 | 218 | #489 |
| 1953 | 21 | #2,311 | 287 | #415 |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,788 | 284 | #407 |
| 1951 | 21 | #2,191 | 267 | #417 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,765 | 248 | #425 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,743 | 272 | #406 |
| 1948 | 40 | #1,463 | 278 | #407 |
| 1947 | 43 | #1,417 | 284 | #406 |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,398 | 262 | #397 |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,266 | 213 | #412 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,460 | 202 | #428 |
| 1943 | 35 | #1,401 | 190 | #456 |
| 1942 | 28 | #1,564 | 129 | #542 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,113 | 106 | #577 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,802 | 120 | #536 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,896 | 117 | #532 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,485 | 102 | #580 |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,544 | 92 | #606 |
| 1936 | 14 | #2,174 | 83 | #633 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,938 | 64 | #772 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,936 | 64 | #772 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,373 | 73 | #705 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,889 | 60 | #824 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,512 | 56 | #844 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,468 | 58 | #866 |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,720 | 46 | #997 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,509 | 42 | #1,079 |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,735 | 44 | #1,061 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,550 | 45 | #1,037 |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,905 | 48 | #986 |
| 1924 | 31 | #1,508 | 33 | #1,269 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,909 | 29 | #1,363 |
| 1922 | 29 | #1,542 | 30 | #1,344 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,582 | 29 | #1,395 |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,381 | 43 | #1,078 |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,609 | 31 | #1,273 |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,768 | 21 | #1,669 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,562 | 21 | #1,601 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,886 | 17 | #1,785 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,692 | 23 | #1,421 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,309 | 12 | #1,889 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,544 | 11 | #1,703 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,154 | 8 | #1,918 |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,389 | 8 | #1,306 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,545 | 7 | #1,337 |
| 1909 | 13 | #1,165 | under 5 | |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,571 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,877 | under 5 | |
| 1906 | 11 | #1,171 | under 5 | |
| 1905 | 11 | #1,180 | under 5 | |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,950 | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,473 | 7 | #929 |
| 1902 | 9 | #1,240 | under 5 | |
| 1901 | 12 | #966 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,773 | under 5 | |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,401 | 6 | #1,030 |
| 1897 | 8 | #1,187 | under 5 | |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,461 | 7 | #899 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,537 | under 5 | |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,106 | 6 | #935 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,373 | under 5 | |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,168 | under 5 | |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,328 | under 5 | |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,079 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Dannie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 11,446 Americans recorded as Dannie, 20% are girls and 80% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Dannie: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Dannie, and how old are they?
6,890 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 60% of the 11,446 Americans ever recorded as Dannie. The median Dannie alive today is 63 years old; half are between 42 and 74.
The 2020 Census counted 6,482 people named Dannie (1,272 women and girls, 5,210 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 7,575 born in the U.S. The Census count is 14% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 609 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 3,060 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 1,300 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 794 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 642 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 484 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Dannie born?
The states with the most babies named Dannie are North Carolina, Texas and Kentucky, with 25% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Kentucky is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 535 | not ranked | 1.6× |
| Texas | 507 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Kentucky | 443 | not ranked | 1.9× |
| Ohio | 422 | #1,314 | 0.7× |
| Alabama | 407 | not ranked | 1.6× |
| California | 354 | not ranked | 0.4× |
| Illinois | 282 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Tennessee | 279 | not ranked | 1.1× |
| Mississippi | 278 | not ranked | 1.5× |
| Georgia | 274 | not ranked | 0.9× |
Where Dannie is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Dannie is most over-represented in Kentucky: since 1910 it was given 1.9 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Dannie with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 339,854 babies since 1880, Dannie is the third most given (3.4% of them). In 2025 it was given to 38 of their 825 babies (4.6%), again the third most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Dannie
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Dannie and names like it
- Compare Dannie and DannyBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1940sDannie peaked in 1947.
- North Carolina’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Dannie since 1910.
- The top names of 1947The year the most babies were named Dannie.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Dannie alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with DMost given first.