Danny

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #628 for boys in 2025, 445 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1950 · 8,143 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
33 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
286,648
since 1900

Danny over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #39, 1950boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,54617#628445
2024#8,94611#636440
2023#7,24715#600473
2022#7,28115#613456
2021#6,69117#552517
2020#7,55914#567494
2019#9,11211#522546
2018#8,61712#535525
2017#9,34111#502577
2016#8,87512#479641
2015#10,8669#429715
2014#13,0697#429710
2013#9,61211#391762
2012#8,63213#385774
2011#16,7645#349863
2010#10,45110#3201,000
2009#7,34117#3181,003
2008#10,80710#330995
2007#10,81810#3091,064
2006#17,1685#3071,074
2005#11,8348#3131,050
2004#7,82814#3041,039
2003#13,8446#2881,083
2002#9,48210#2691,160
2001—#2921,020
2000#11,8017#2861,059
1999#12,6886#2751,069
1998#8,58410#2691,057
1997#6,84413#2531,140
1996#6,72313#2451,206
1995#7,04112#2351,259
1994#7,09712#2311,279
1993#5,95515#2141,422
1992#6,31414#1901,623
1991#5,39917#1731,845
1990#6,13114#1621,919
1989#5,28616#1581,911
1988#4,17221#1451,902
1987#4,85716#1491,846
1986#4,53917#1471,913
1985#3,98320#1412,015
1984#3,32925#1362,000
1983#3,55522#1332,019
1982#4,94514#1372,045
1981#4,74615#1302,094
1980#4,14818#1202,267
1979#4,42016#1212,258
1978#3,77719#1152,209
1977#3,61220#1112,437
1976#2,43933#1022,494
1975#2,51631#942,740
1974#2,49730#912,859
1973#3,12221#833,181
1972#2,31132#873,306
1971#2,59928#823,611
1970#2,39531#853,768
1969#1,92742#734,010
1968#2,29628#723,984
1967#2,49224#684,310
1966#2,75220#624,721
1965#2,15430#565,675
1964#2,41226#566,476
1963#2,25228#557,101
1962#1,85838#547,644
1961#1,92136#548,199
1960#2,19628#488,611
1959#1,69542#488,727
1958#1,87234#458,934
1957#1,84235#458,820
1956#2,00529#468,565
1955#2,15625#458,721
1954#2,24023#429,103
1953#2,01726#418,627
1952#1,57837#408,821
1951#1,92126#418,179
1950#2,53516#398,143
1949#1,91725#408,023
1948#2,12621#398,009
1947#2,14621#398,069
1946#2,31817#466,650
1945#1,87420#564,175
1944#2,62512#763,511
1943#2,55813#882,898
1942#3,1949#1102,203
1941#2,53212#1201,644
1940#4,3495#1261,479
1939#2,9229#1371,271
1938#2,9409#1371,208
1937#2,9409#1521,022
1936#3,7016#176758
1935—#192670
1934#3,8026#204604
1933#3,7536#230502
1932—#265423
1931#2,75010#281387
1930#4,5505#289390
1929#4,5705#312314
1928#2,76811#343277
1927—#416209
1926#3,5648#396223
1925#3,6648#457174
1924—#563126
1923—#556124
1922—#620108
1921—#630102
1920—#67490
1919—#72077
1918#4,8095#76172
1917—#78464
1916—#97243
1915—#1,01539
1914—#1,07328
1913—#83533
1912—#1,26814
1911—#1,1909
1910—#1,04510
1909—#95110
1908—#1,0218
1907—#1,0947
1906——
1905—#1,2335
1904—#9667
1903—#1,1305
1902—#7949
1901—#7798
1900—#1,0507
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five boys were named Danny! It came in at #1,050, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1905–1906, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Danny is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNHWashington: #110 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 560 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,322 boysMNIllinois: #144 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,131 boysILWisconsin: #187 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,923 boysWIMichigan: #251 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,871 boysMINew York: #295 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,913 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedRIOregon: #132 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 767 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #163 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 893 boysSDIowa: #162 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 998 boysIAIndiana: #103 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 603 boysINOhio: #136 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 976 boysOHPennsylvania: #304 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,049 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,658 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #133 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 726 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedUTColorado: #128 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 674 boysCONebraska: #236 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,152 boysNEMissouri: #137 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 858 boysMOKentucky: #274 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,410 boysKYWest Virginia: #110 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 638 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDEArizona: #125 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 475 boysAZNew Mexico: #118 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 434 boysNMKansas: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 688 boysKSArkansas: #181 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,204 boysARTennessee: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,841 boysTNNorth Carolina: #329 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,453 boysNCSouth Carolina: #225 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,757 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #169 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 946 boysOKLouisiana: #340 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,710 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMSAlabama: #342 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,475 boysALGeorgia: #366 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,116 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedHITexas: #237 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,355 boysTXFlorida: #265 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,342 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Indiana#103 · 1 in 603
  2. Washington#110 · 1 in 560
  3. West Virginia#110 · 1 in 638
  4. New Mexico#118 · 1 in 434
  5. Arizona#125 · 1 in 475

Best ever in a state: #14 in Arkansas, 1952.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#103381 in 603
Washington#110171 in 560
West Virginia#110281 in 638
New Mexico#118111 in 434
Arizona#12581 in 475
Colorado#128121 in 674
Oregon#13271 in 767
California#133491 in 726
Kansas#136201 in 688
Ohio#136471 in 976
Missouri#137321 in 858
Illinois#144451 in 1,131
Iowa#162191 in 998
South Dakota#16361 in 893
Oklahoma#169241 in 946
Arkansas#181151 in 1,204
Wisconsin#187121 in 1,923
New Jersey#20291 in 2,658
South Carolina#225111 in 1,757
Nebraska#23651 in 2,152
Texas#237431 in 1,355
Michigan#251131 in 2,871
Florida#26551 in 2,342
Tennessee#27391 in 2,841
Kentucky#274111 in 2,410
Minnesota#28061 in 3,322
New York#295171 in 4,913
Pennsylvania#304141 in 5,049
North Carolina#329101 in 3,453
Louisiana#34071 in 2,710
Alabama#34281 in 3,475
Georgia#36671 in 4,116
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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 Danny
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#636 → #628)
  • 61 spots since 2020 (#567 → #628)
  • 199 spots since 2015 (#429 → #628)
  • Biggest jump: 433 spots in 1913 (#1,268 → #835)
  • Biggest drop: 336 spots in 1903 (#794 → #1,130)
Rise & fade · boys
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1950 at #39 (8,143 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 33 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1943–1975
  • Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1916–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 219
  • Highest: 1 in 219 boys born in 1948 were named Danny (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,838 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #39 in 1950, was only 1 in 220 (0.45%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 30.2% of all boys named Danny (86,640) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s66#779 (1901)#1,002
1910s389#720 (1919)#966
1920s1,747#312 (1929)#497
1930s7,235#137 (1939)#206
1940s46,661#39 (1947)#74
1950s86,640#39 (1950)#43
1960s60,731#48 (1960)#60
1970s28,863#82 (1971)#97
1980s20,012#120 (1980)#140
1990s13,819#162 (1990)#225
2000s10,547#269 (2002)#302
2010s7,113#320 (2010)#434
2020s2,825#552 (2021)#599

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.

Danny in 1934

girls
#3,802
6 births · 1 in 174,038 girls
boys
#204
604 births · 1 in 1,710 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #3,802Danny6

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #204Danny604
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 174,038 of them was named Danny, which outranked 23.5% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #3,449Zelia7
  2. #3,449Zelphia7
  3. #3,449Zilla7
  4. #3,802Danny6
  5. #3,802Adalene6
  6. #3,802Adria6
  7. #3,802Agueda6
  8. #4,286Adalyn5
  9. #4,286Adelma5
  10. #4,286Adrene5

Tied with 483 names at #3,802; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,710 of them was named Danny, which outranked 95.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #201Ivan612
  2. #202Matthew610
  3. #203Doyle608
  4. #204Danny604
  5. #205Pete602
  6. #206Edmund600
  7. #207Merle599
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934 →