Boys' name · since 1994
Danzig
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Danzig, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
91 boys have been named Danzig since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Danzig recorded 91 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2020.
- #18,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danzig ranks #18,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,009 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Danzig's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Danzig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danzig splits its recorded history at 2014: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danzig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Danzig by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Danzig's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Danzig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Danzig's data
- Danzig's decade-level peak was the 2010s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Danzig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1994–2020 (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 Danzig 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.