Recorded 1996–1998 Boys' name Peak 1996 18 births

Dannion — boys' name

18 babies named Dannion in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s18
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dannion was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dannion in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannion

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Dannion between 1996 and 1998, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dannion currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannion performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannion in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dannion at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

18

Since 1996

3 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1996

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1998

Dannion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1996

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199819971996 7

Dannion by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 100% of Dannion's all-time total
1990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannion?
18 babies have been named Dannion since 1996. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Dannion most popular?
Dannion was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dannion been used?
Dannion has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 3 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Dannion?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.