Recorded 1968–2020 Unisex name Peak 1979 503 births

Dannon — boys' name

503 babies named Dannon in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1251980s1341990s972000s802010s572020s5
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Dannon was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

41 babies were named Dannon in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannon

The Social Security Administration has registered 503 babies named Dannon between 1968 and 2020, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dannon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 41 babies received it in a single year. Dannon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 92 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dannon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dannon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannon 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 503 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.

Dannon at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

503

Since 1968

53 years of records

Peak year

1979

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1968

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dannon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1968

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1979)
41
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 202020132006199919921986198019741968 5

Dannon popularity over time — girls

92 total births recorded since 1979 (Dannon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 92 births
468101214 20072005200119961991198619821979 13

Dannon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 27% of Dannon's all-time total
1960s51970s1251980s1341990s972000s802010s572020s5

Dannon by state

Where Dannon concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dannon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.0%
New York share of Dannon's total US births 1.0%

5 of 503 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannon?
503 babies have been named Dannon since 1968. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1979 with 41 births.
When was Dannon most popular?
Dannon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Dannon most popular?
The top states for the name Dannon are New York (5 births).
Is Dannon a unisex name?
Yes, Dannon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 503 births, and as a girl's name it has 92 births.
How long has the name Dannon been used?
Dannon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 53 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dannon?
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, 1968–2020 (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.