US rank #4324 Unisex name Peak 2008 1,394 births

Dany — #4324 US boys' name

1,394 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.

1940s161950s801960s591970s821980s1271990s2152000s3272010s3122020s176
#4324
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Dany was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

46 babies were named Dany in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dany

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,394 babies named Dany between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dany currently holds the #4324 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 46 babies received it in a single year. Dany is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 111 additional births since 1954.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dany performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Dany shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 120 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dany in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dany 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 1,394 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.

Dany at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,394

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

2008

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,324

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dany popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
46
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
01020304050 202420142004199419841974196119501946 5

Dany popularity over time — girls

111 total births recorded since 1954 (Dany as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 111 births
46810121416 19961991198919871984198119631954 8

Dany by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
327 births that decade — 23% of Dany's all-time total
1940s161950s801960s591970s821980s1271990s2152000s3272010s3122020s176

Dany by state

Where Dany concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dany
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
120 8.6%
#2 Florida
64 4.6%
#3 New York
41 2.9%
#4 Texas
21 1.5%
#5 Virginia
15 1.1%
#6 Kentucky
5 0.4%
#7 Michigan
5 0.4%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.4%
California share of Dany's total US births 8.6%
Even split

120 of 1,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dany?
1,394 babies have been named Dany since 1946. It currently ranks #4324 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 46 births.
When was Dany most popular?
Dany was most popular in the 2000s decade with 327 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Dany most popular?
The top states for the name Dany are California (120 births), Florida (64 births), New York (41 births).
Is Dany a unisex name?
Yes, Dany is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,394 births, and as a girl's name it has 111 births.
How long has the name Dany been used?
Dany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dany?
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, 1946–2024 (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.