Danny
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #628 for boys in 2025, 445 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1950 · 8,143 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 286,648since 1900
Danny 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 | #6,546 | 17 | #628 | 445 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #636 | 440 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #600 | 473 |
| 2022 | #7,281 | 15 | #613 | 456 |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | #552 | 517 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #567 | 494 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #522 | 546 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #535 | 525 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #502 | 577 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #479 | 641 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #429 | 715 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #429 | 710 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #391 | 762 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #385 | 774 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #349 | 863 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #320 | 1,000 |
| 2009 | #7,341 | 17 | #318 | 1,003 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #330 | 995 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #309 | 1,064 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #307 | 1,074 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #313 | 1,050 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #304 | 1,039 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #288 | 1,083 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | #269 | 1,160 |
| 2001 | — | #292 | 1,020 | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #286 | 1,059 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #275 | 1,069 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #269 | 1,057 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #253 | 1,140 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #245 | 1,206 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #235 | 1,259 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #231 | 1,279 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #214 | 1,422 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #190 | 1,623 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #173 | 1,845 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #162 | 1,919 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | #158 | 1,911 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #145 | 1,902 |
| 1987 | #4,857 | 16 | #149 | 1,846 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #147 | 1,913 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #141 | 2,015 |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | #136 | 2,000 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 | #133 | 2,019 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #137 | 2,045 |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | #130 | 2,094 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #120 | 2,267 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #121 | 2,258 |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | #115 | 2,209 |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | #111 | 2,437 |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 33 | #102 | 2,494 |
| 1975 | #2,516 | 31 | #94 | 2,740 |
| 1974 | #2,497 | 30 | #91 | 2,859 |
| 1973 | #3,122 | 21 | #83 | 3,181 |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | #87 | 3,306 |
| 1971 | #2,599 | 28 | #82 | 3,611 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #85 | 3,768 |
| 1969 | #1,927 | 42 | #73 | 4,010 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #72 | 3,984 |
| 1967 | #2,492 | 24 | #68 | 4,310 |
| 1966 | #2,752 | 20 | #62 | 4,721 |
| 1965 | #2,154 | 30 | #56 | 5,675 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #56 | 6,476 |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 | #55 | 7,101 |
| 1962 | #1,858 | 38 | #54 | 7,644 |
| 1961 | #1,921 | 36 | #54 | 8,199 |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | #48 | 8,611 |
| 1959 | #1,695 | 42 | #48 | 8,727 |
| 1958 | #1,872 | 34 | #45 | 8,934 |
| 1957 | #1,842 | 35 | #45 | 8,820 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | #46 | 8,565 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 | #45 | 8,721 |
| 1954 | #2,240 | 23 | #42 | 9,103 |
| 1953 | #2,017 | 26 | #41 | 8,627 |
| 1952 | #1,578 | 37 | #40 | 8,821 |
| 1951 | #1,921 | 26 | #41 | 8,179 |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | #39 | 8,143 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #40 | 8,023 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #39 | 8,009 |
| 1947 | #2,146 | 21 | #39 | 8,069 |
| 1946 | #2,318 | 17 | #46 | 6,650 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #56 | 4,175 |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #76 | 3,511 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 | #88 | 2,898 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #110 | 2,203 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #120 | 1,644 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #126 | 1,479 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #137 | 1,271 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #137 | 1,208 |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #152 | 1,022 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #176 | 758 |
| 1935 | — | #192 | 670 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #204 | 604 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #230 | 502 |
| 1932 | — | #265 | 423 | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #281 | 387 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #289 | 390 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #312 | 314 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #343 | 277 |
| 1927 | — | #416 | 209 | |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #396 | 223 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #457 | 174 |
| 1924 | — | #563 | 126 | |
| 1923 | — | #556 | 124 | |
| 1922 | — | #620 | 108 | |
| 1921 | — | #630 | 102 | |
| 1920 | — | #674 | 90 | |
| 1919 | — | #720 | 77 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #761 | 72 |
| 1917 | — | #784 | 64 | |
| 1916 | — | #972 | 43 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,015 | 39 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,073 | 28 | |
| 1913 | — | #835 | 33 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,190 | 9 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#44 · 1 in 185
- West Virginia#45 · 1 in 200
- Kentucky#48 · 1 in 218
- Tennessee#50 · 1 in 225
- Mississippi#58 · 1 in 262
Best ever in a state: #14 in Arkansas, 1952.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #44 | 81 | 1 in 185 |
| West Virginia | #45 | 69 | 1 in 200 |
| Kentucky | #48 | 122 | 1 in 218 |
| Tennessee | #50 | 143 | 1 in 225 |
| Alabama | #58 | 97 | 1 in 285 |
| Mississippi | #58 | 76 | 1 in 262 |
| North Carolina | #59 | 158 | 1 in 263 |
| Oklahoma | #59 | 73 | 1 in 259 |
| Georgia | #62 | 141 | 1 in 287 |
| Missouri | #62 | 109 | 1 in 322 |
| Indiana | #63 | 123 | 1 in 338 |
| New Mexico | #66 | 34 | 1 in 260 |
| Arizona | #71 | 52 | 1 in 326 |
| Kansas | #71 | 44 | 1 in 326 |
| South Carolina | #74 | 60 | 1 in 363 |
| Florida | #78 | 120 | 1 in 421 |
| Virginia | #78 | 74 | 1 in 451 |
| Colorado | #80 | 45 | 1 in 402 |
| Louisiana | #85 | 82 | 1 in 381 |
| Ohio | #87 | 145 | 1 in 561 |
| Nevada | #88 | 8 | 1 in 425 |
| New Hampshire | #88 | 9 | 1 in 570 |
| Alaska | #91 | 7 | 1 in 385 |
| Michigan | #91 | 124 | 1 in 556 |
| Texas | #92 | 279 | 1 in 381 |
| California | #93 | 318 | 1 in 472 |
| Iowa | #93 | 39 | 1 in 491 |
| Illinois | #104 | 139 | 1 in 595 |
| Washington | #105 | 38 | 1 in 573 |
| Oregon | #109 | 24 | 1 in 605 |
| Nebraska | #113 | 18 | 1 in 600 |
| Utah | #120 | 20 | 1 in 606 |
| Maine | #121 | 9 | 1 in 809 |
| Hawaii | #122 | 11 | 1 in 549 |
| Minnesota | #125 | 29 | 1 in 924 |
| New York | #129 | 151 | 1 in 807 |
| Connecticut | #135 | 19 | 1 in 939 |
| Idaho | #135 | 8 | 1 in 729 |
| Rhode Island | #135 | 5 | 1 in 1,206 |
| South Dakota | #136 | 6 | 1 in 741 |
| Maryland | #140 | 29 | 1 in 813 |
| Montana | #140 | 6 | 1 in 777 |
| Pennsylvania | #159 | 61 | 1 in 1,298 |
| New Jersey | #167 | 40 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Massachusetts | #170 | 21 | 1 in 1,794 |
| District of Columbia | #176 | 9 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Wisconsin | #190 | 18 | 1 in 1,689 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1950 at #39 (8,143 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1943–1975
- Top 1,000: 115 yrs · run 1916–2025
- 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
- 30.2% of all boys named Danny (86,640) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 66 | #779 (1901) | #1,002 |
| 1910s | 389 | #720 (1919) | #966 |
| 1920s | 1,747 | #312 (1929) | #497 |
| 1930s | 7,235 | #137 (1939) | #206 |
| 1940s | 46,661 | #39 (1947) | #74 |
| 1950s | 86,640 | #39 (1950) | #43 |
| 1960s | 60,731 | #48 (1960) | #60 |
| 1970s | 28,863 | #82 (1971) | #97 |
| 1980s | 20,012 | #120 (1980) | #140 |
| 1990s | 13,819 | #162 (1990) | #225 |
| 2000s | 10,547 | #269 (2002) | #302 |
| 2010s | 7,113 | #320 (2010) | #434 |
| 2020s | 2,825 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 47,539 of them was named Danny, which outranked 76.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,276Titania33
- #2,276Willette33
- #2,276Yasmin33
- #2,311Danny32
- #2,311Albert32
- #2,311Bettie32
- #2,311Cassidy32
- #2,356Annabel31
- #2,356Ariel31
- #2,356Ashaki31
Tied with 44 names at #2,311; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 491 of them was named Danny, which outranked 98.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.