Unisex name · since 2002

Danye

41 babies named Danye in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,504 of 45,481
all-time among boys
41
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

41 boys have been named Danye since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danye has been recorded 41 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2002 to 2008.

  • #23,504 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 41 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danye ranks #23,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,504 of 45,481
all-time among boys
41
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danye's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Danye's full recorded timeline at 2006, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Danye popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
45678910 200220042005200620072008 5

Danye popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 1997 (Danye as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19972007 7

Danye by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Danye's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Danye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danye? ▼
41 babies have been named Danye since 2002. All-time, it sits at #23,504 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
Where does Danye sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danye ranks #23,504 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danye most popular? ▼
Danye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Danye a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Danye is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 41 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Danye been used? ▼
Danye has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 7 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Danye? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Danye

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Danye

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Two nationwide peer axes for Danye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2008 (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 Danye 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.