Recorded 1954–1977 Boys' name Peak 1954 36 births

Dano — boys' name

36 babies named Dano in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s111970s12
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dano was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dano in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dano

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Dano between 1954 and 1977, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dano currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dano performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dano shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dano 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 36 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.

Dano at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

36

Since 1954

24 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1954

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1977

Dano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1954

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 197719711969196219551954 8

Dano by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 36% of Dano's all-time total
1950s131960s111970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dano?
36 babies have been named Dano since 1954. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Dano most popular?
Dano was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Dano been used?
Dano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 24 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Dano?
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, 1954–1977 (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.