Recorded 1975–2007 Boys' name Peak 1996 98 births

Danyon — boys' name

98 babies named Danyon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s422000s45
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Danyon was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

17 babies were named Danyon in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danyon

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Danyon between 1975 and 2007, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danyon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danyon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Danyon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danyon 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 98 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.

Danyon at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

98

Since 1975

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1975

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2007

Danyon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1975

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
17
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 200720052004200320012000199919981997199619841975 5

Danyon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 46% of Danyon's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s422000s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyon?
98 babies have been named Danyon since 1975. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 17 births.
When was Danyon most popular?
Danyon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Danyon been used?
Danyon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 33 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Danyon?
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, 1975–2007 (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.