Unisex name · since 1946
Dany
1,430 babies named Dany in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,430
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,430 babies have been named Dany since 1946, making it today's #3259 unisex name.
Dany has 1,430 recorded births among boys since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3259 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #4,088 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,430 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dany ranks #4,088 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,430 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,088 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,430
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dany's 1,430 recorded births place it above 91.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dany compares
1,430 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Dany's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dany | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,430 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dany's full recorded timeline at 1988, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dany popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Dany popularity over time - girls
111 total births recorded since 1954 (Dany as girls' name)
Dany by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (327 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Dany's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Dany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 80
1950s
80 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 82
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 127
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 327 births (23% of all-time use).
How Dany 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 Dany's total volume
Dany by state
Where Dany concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 120 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 64 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 41 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
120 of 1,430 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Dany's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (327 total births) through the 2020s (212) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Danys (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Dany 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.