Boys' name · since 1970
Danthony
Danthony has 1,626 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,626
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,626 babies have been named Danthony since 1970, making it today's #6216 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danthony has been recorded 1,626 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #6216 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,216 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,626 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danthony ranks #3,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,216 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,626 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,749 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,626
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danthony's 1,626 recorded births place it above 91.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Danthony compares
1,626 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Danthony's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danthony | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,626 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Danthony's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danthony's full recorded timeline at 2003, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danthony popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Danthony by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (584 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Danthony's strongest decade.
584 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Danthony births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
400 births
- 2000s
2000s
584 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 584 births (36% of all-time use).
How Danthony compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Danthony's total volume
Danthony by state
Where Danthony concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 198 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 89 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 41 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 24 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 16 | 1.0% |
198 of 1,626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Danthony appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danthony's data
- Danthony's decade-level peak was the 2000s (584 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Danthonys (198 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danthony: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Danthony 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.