Recorded 1945–1962 Unisex name Peak 1947 50 births

Dannye — boys' name

50 babies named Dannye in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s261950s191960s5
1940s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dannye was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

13 babies were named Dannye in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannye

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Dannye between 1945 and 1962, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dannye currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Dannye is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 14 additional births since 1945.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannye performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dannye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dannye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannye 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 50 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.

Dannye at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

50

Since 1945

18 years of records

Peak year

1947

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1945

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1962

Dannye popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1945

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1947)
13
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 1962195619551954194819471945 6

Dannye popularity over time — girls

14 total births recorded since 1945 (Dannye as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
7 19471945 7

Dannye by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
26 births that decade — 52% of Dannye's all-time total
1940s261950s191960s5

Dannye by state

Where Dannye concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dannye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 10.0%
Texas share of Dannye's total US births 10.0%

5 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannye?
50 babies have been named Dannye since 1945. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1947 with 13 births.
When was Dannye most popular?
Dannye was most popular in the 1940s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Dannye most popular?
The top states for the name Dannye are Texas (5 births).
Is Dannye a unisex name?
Yes, Dannye is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 50 births, and as a girl's name it has 14 births.
How long has the name Dannye been used?
Dannye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 18 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Dannye?
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, 1945–1962 (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.