Unisex name · since 2016
Dansby
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 218 babies named Dansby, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
218 babies have been named Dansby since 2016, making it today's #4848 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dansby has been recorded 218 times among boys since 2016, currently ranked #4848 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #12,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,848 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 218 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dansby ranks #12,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,848 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 218 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dansby's 218 recorded births place it above 72.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Dansby compares
218 40th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dansby's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dansby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 218 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dansby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dansby's full recorded timeline at 2021, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dansby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Dansby popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2020 (Dansby as girls' name)
Dansby by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (163 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Dansby's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Dansby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 163 births (75% of all-time use).
Dansby by state
Where Dansby concentrates geographically, total births since 2016
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 27 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 17 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 17 | 7.8% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.3% |
27 of 218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Dansbys (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dansby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~9 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, 2016–2025 (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 Dansby 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.