Recorded 1938–2008 Boys' name Peak 1946 181 births

Dannis — boys' name

181 babies named Dannis in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s601950s581960s241970s151980s122000s5
1940s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Dannis was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dannis in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannis

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Dannis between 1938 and 2008, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dannis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannis performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dannis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannis 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 181 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.

Dannis at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

181

Since 1938

71 years of records

Peak year

1946

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1938

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dannis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1938

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1946)
15
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
05101520 20081977196319561951194719431938 7

Dannis by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
60 births that decade — 33% of Dannis's all-time total
1930s71940s601950s581960s241970s151980s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannis?
181 babies have been named Dannis since 1938. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1946 with 15 births.
When was Dannis most popular?
Dannis was most popular in the 1940s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Dannis been used?
Dannis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 71 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dannis?
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, 1938–2008 (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.