Boys' name · since 1954
Dano
Dano has 36 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1954
- 1950s
- peak decade
36 boys have been named Dano since 1954, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dano recorded 36 times among boys since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1977.
- #24,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 1954
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dano ranks #24,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1954, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 1954
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dano's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dano's full recorded timeline at 1969, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1977
- Peak year (1954)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Dano by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Dano's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Dano's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1970s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1954–1977 (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 Dano 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.