Boys' name · since 1983
Danzel
614 babies named Danzel in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 614
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
614 babies have been named Danzel since 1983, making it today's #11042 boys' name.
Danzel has 614 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11042 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #6,965 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,042 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 614 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danzel ranks #6,965 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,042 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 614 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 614
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Danzel's 614 recorded births place it above 84.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Danzel compares
614 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Danzel's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danzel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 614 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Danzel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danzel's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 84, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danzel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Danzel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (383 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Danzel's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Danzel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
383 births
- 2000s 96
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 383 births (62% of all-time use).
How Danzel 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 Danzel's total volume
Danzel by state
Where Danzel concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 31 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 3.6% |
| #5 | California | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 13 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
31 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Danzel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danzel's data
- Danzel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (383 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Danzels (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Danzel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Danzel 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.