Dan
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #1,959 for boys in 2025, 78 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 148 births
- Debut · boys
- 140 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 4 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 106,554since 1880
Dan over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #1,959 | 78 |
| 2024 | — | #1,921 | 82 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #1,694 | 100 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #1,826 | 88 |
| 2021 | — | #1,931 | 78 | |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #1,766 | 86 |
| 2019 | — | #1,606 | 103 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,657 | 97 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,644 | 96 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,610 | 100 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,703 | 91 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,559 | 102 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,685 | 88 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,498 | 107 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,495 | 108 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,425 | 116 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,433 | 117 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,276 | 136 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,176 | 150 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,229 | 136 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,053 | 157 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #1,132 | 139 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #1,060 | 146 |
| 2002 | — | #1,012 | 153 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #1,027 | 143 |
| 2000 | — | #932 | 163 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,006 | 139 | |
| 1998 | — | #939 | 150 | |
| 1997 | — | #857 | 165 | |
| 1996 | — | #817 | 176 | |
| 1995 | — | #820 | 171 | |
| 1994 | — | #792 | 178 | |
| 1993 | — | #716 | 208 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #709 | 209 |
| 1991 | — | #667 | 230 | |
| 1990 | — | #658 | 234 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #645 | 240 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #586 | 250 |
| 1987 | — | #599 | 231 | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #545 | 268 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #536 | 264 |
| 1984 | — | #525 | 265 | |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #500 | 280 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #482 | 313 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #435 | 362 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #461 | 335 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #447 | 329 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #429 | 343 |
| 1977 | — | #402 | 378 | |
| 1976 | — | #384 | 400 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #369 | 448 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #350 | 479 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #305 | 573 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #281 | 677 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #250 | 902 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #232 | 1,021 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #212 | 1,159 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #191 | 1,271 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #184 | 1,329 |
| 1966 | — | #174 | 1,538 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #155 | 1,992 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #139 | 2,370 |
| 1963 | — | #124 | 2,823 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #120 | 3,117 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #115 | 3,414 |
| 1960 | — | #111 | 3,696 | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #110 | 3,675 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #109 | 3,692 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #121 | 3,194 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #133 | 2,437 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #136 | 2,304 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #139 | 2,154 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #139 | 2,165 |
| 1952 | — | #129 | 2,311 | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #136 | 1,992 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #129 | 2,085 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #125 | 2,279 |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #113 | 2,495 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #109 | 2,702 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #116 | 2,194 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #127 | 1,726 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #144 | 1,488 |
| 1943 | — | #139 | 1,538 | |
| 1942 | — | #147 | 1,344 | |
| 1941 | — | #152 | 1,154 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #155 | 1,097 |
| 1939 | — | #161 | 996 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #156 | 1,040 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #149 | 1,033 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #155 | 965 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #150 | 1,015 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #154 | 939 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #153 | 938 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #164 | 922 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #164 | 882 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #165 | 899 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #175 | 800 |
| 1928 | #2,023 | 18 | #164 | 908 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #161 | 923 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #167 | 880 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #184 | 772 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | #179 | 800 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #188 | 730 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #174 | 806 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | #192 | 717 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #185 | 764 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #174 | 748 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #184 | 710 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #198 | 595 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #192 | 594 |
| 1915 | — | #192 | 578 | |
| 1914 | — | #192 | 447 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #182 | 374 |
| 1912 | — | #194 | 298 | |
| 1911 | — | #164 | 205 | |
| 1910 | — | #164 | 188 | |
| 1909 | — | #153 | 163 | |
| 1908 | — | #155 | 152 | |
| 1907 | — | #144 | 160 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #154 | 128 |
| 1905 | — | #140 | 152 | |
| 1904 | — | #136 | 156 | |
| 1903 | — | #125 | 155 | |
| 1902 | — | #147 | 124 | |
| 1901 | — | #140 | 117 | |
| 1900 | — | #120 | 192 | |
| 1899 | — | #134 | 119 | |
| 1898 | — | #142 | 125 | |
| 1897 | — | #140 | 115 | |
| 1896 | — | #129 | 133 | |
| 1895 | — | #162 | 96 | |
| 1894 | — | #138 | 114 | |
| 1893 | — | #115 | 143 | |
| 1892 | — | #114 | 156 | |
| 1891 | — | #122 | 113 | |
| 1890 | — | #104 | 160 | |
| 1889 | — | #119 | 116 | |
| 1888 | — | #109 | 154 | |
| 1887 | — | #102 | 140 | |
| 1886 | — | #102 | 154 | |
| 1885 | — | #108 | 129 | |
| 1884 | — | #100 | 151 | |
| 1883 | — | #108 | 120 | |
| 1882 | — | #97 | 150 | |
| 1881 | — | #86 | 148 | |
| 1880 | — | #97 | 140 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dan was already there! It came in at #97, and was given to 140 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2009–2025, when fewer than 120 boys a year got the name.
Where Dan is popular in 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Iowa#236 · 1 in 2,823
- Hawaii#246 · 1 in 1,153
- Kansas#269 · 1 in 2,559
- Minnesota#274 · 1 in 4,058
- Mississippi#302 · 1 in 2,223
Best ever in a state: #35 in Arizona, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #236 | 8 | 1 in 2,823 |
| Hawaii | #246 | 6 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Kansas | #269 | 7 | 1 in 2,559 |
| Minnesota | #274 | 8 | 1 in 4,058 |
| Mississippi | #302 | 9 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Kentucky | #323 | 7 | 1 in 4,016 |
| Tennessee | #339 | 9 | 1 in 3,724 |
| Utah | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,219 |
| Arkansas | #347 | 5 | 1 in 3,245 |
| Oklahoma | #354 | 6 | 1 in 3,824 |
| Pennsylvania | #355 | 14 | 1 in 5,473 |
| Michigan | #357 | 15 | 1 in 4,489 |
| South Carolina | #362 | 7 | 1 in 3,070 |
| Indiana | #363 | 9 | 1 in 4,638 |
| North Carolina | #367 | 10 | 1 in 3,837 |
| Ohio | #379 | 15 | 1 in 5,439 |
| California | #415 | 46 | 1 in 4,180 |
| Alabama | #424 | 6 | 1 in 4,574 |
| Texas | #437 | 33 | 1 in 4,044 |
| Arizona | #442 | 5 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Georgia | #447 | 9 | 1 in 4,576 |
| Florida | #449 | 13 | 1 in 4,596 |
| Louisiana | #481 | 8 | 1 in 4,570 |
| Illinois | #501 | 14 | 1 in 6,172 |
| New York | #682 | 11 | 1 in 10,231 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dan
- 38 spots since 2024 (#1,921 → #1,959)
- 193 spots since 2020 (#1,766 → #1,959)
- 256 spots since 2015 (#1,703 → #1,959)
- Biggest jump: 74 spots in 2000 (#1,006 → #932)
- Biggest drop: 95 spots in 2001 (#932 → #1,027)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #86 (148 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 4 yrs · run 1880–1882
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1998
- Highest: 1 in 575 boys born in 1958 were named Dan (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,898 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #86 in 1881, was only 1 in 681 (0.15%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.4% of all boys named Dan (26,009) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,402 | #86 (1881) | #103 |
| 1890s | 1,274 | #104 (1890) | #130 |
| 1900s | 1,499 | #120 (1900) | #141 |
| 1910s | 4,737 | #164 (1911) | #184 |
| 1920s | 8,100 | #161 (1927) | #177 |
| 1930s | 9,629 | #149 (1937) | #157 |
| 1940s | 18,017 | #109 (1947) | #133 |
| 1950s | 26,009 | #109 (1958) | #128 |
| 1960s | 22,709 | #111 (1960) | #153 |
| 1970s | 5,550 | #232 (1970) | #345 |
| 1980s | 2,808 | #435 (1981) | #531 |
| 1990s | 1,860 | #658 (1990) | #798 |
| 2000s | 1,440 | #932 (2000) | #1,133 |
| 2010s | 1,008 | #1,425 (2010) | #1,588 |
| 2020s | 512 | #1,694 (2023) | #1,850 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dan in 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 237,187 of them was named Dan, which outranked 32.8% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 5,325 of them was named Dan, which outranked 93.7% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.