Unisex name · since 1968
Dannon
Dannon has 503 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 503
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dannon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 503 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannon has been recorded 503 times among boys since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2020.
- #7,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 503 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannon ranks #7,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 503 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 503
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dannon's 503 recorded births place it above 82.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dannon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dannon's full recorded timeline at 1993, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dannon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2020
- Peak year (1979)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dannon popularity over time - girls
92 total births recorded since 1979 (Dannon as girls' name)
Dannon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Dannon's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dannon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dannon 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 Dannon's total volume
Dannon by state
Where Dannon concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 503 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dannon's data
- Dannon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dannons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dannon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1968–2020 (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 Dannon 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.