Recorded 1963–2008 Unisex name Peak 1971 261 births

Danon — boys' name

261 babies named Danon in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s331970s1081980s721990s202000s28
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Danon was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

13 babies were named Danon in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danon

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Danon between 1963 and 2008, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Danon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1952.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Danon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danon 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 261 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.

Danon at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

261

Since 1963

46 years of records

Peak year

1971

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1963

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2008

Danon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1963

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1971)
13
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
468101214 200820001989198419801976197219681963 6

Danon popularity over time — girls

30 total births recorded since 1952 (Danon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
4.555.566.577.5 19891966195419531952 7

Danon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
108 births that decade — 41% of Danon's all-time total
1960s331970s1081980s721990s202000s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danon?
261 babies have been named Danon since 1963. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1971 with 13 births.
When was Danon most popular?
Danon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Is Danon a unisex name?
Yes, Danon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 261 births, and as a girl's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Danon been used?
Danon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 46 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Danon?
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, 1963–2008 (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.