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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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 2015

  • 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: #515 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,829 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: #537 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,154 boysMNIllinois: #507 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,018 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWIMichigan: #758 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,307 boysMINew York: #341 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,870 boysNYMassachusetts: #444 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,956 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedRIOregon: #425 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,015 boysORNevada: #505 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,717 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedSDIowa: #562 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,155 boysIAIndiana: #715 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,164 boysINOhio: #454 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,741 boysOHPennsylvania: #931 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,547 boysPANew Jersey: #435 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,599 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #304 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 1,605 boysCAUtah: #603 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,543 boysUTColorado: #636 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,954 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #490 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,873 boysMOKentucky: #354 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,834 boysKYWest Virginia: #326 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,634 boysWVVirginia: #427 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,495 boysVAMaryland: #362 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,854 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDEArizona: #404 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,174 boysAZNew Mexico: #398 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,772 boysNMKansas: #390 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,759 boysKSArkansas: #397 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,830 boysARTennessee: #343 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,740 boysTNNorth Carolina: #337 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,734 boysNCSouth Carolina: #369 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,956 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #412 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,888 boysOKLouisiana: #363 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,699 boysLAMississippi: #529 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,774 boysMSAlabama: #408 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,108 boysALGeorgia: #591 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,663 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedHITexas: #427 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,411 boysTXFlorida: #362 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,967 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#304 · 1 in 1,605
  2. West Virginia#326 · 1 in 1,634
  3. North Carolina#337 · 1 in 1,734
  4. New York#341 · 1 in 1,870
  5. Tennessee#343 · 1 in 1,740

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#3041411 in 1,605
West Virginia#32651 in 1,634
North Carolina#337301 in 1,734
New York#341551 in 1,870
Tennessee#343211 in 1,740
Kentucky#354121 in 1,834
Florida#362501 in 1,967
Maryland#362151 in 1,854
Louisiana#363151 in 1,699
South Carolina#369111 in 1,956
Kansas#39091 in 1,759
Arkansas#39781 in 1,830
New Mexico#39851 in 1,772
Arizona#404171 in 2,174
Alabama#408111 in 2,108
Oklahoma#412111 in 1,888
Oregon#42591 in 2,015
Texas#427781 in 2,411
Virginia#427171 in 2,495
New Jersey#435161 in 2,599
Massachusetts#444101 in 2,956
Ohio#454221 in 2,741
Missouri#490111 in 2,873
Nevada#50551 in 2,717
Illinois#507221 in 3,018
Washington#515131 in 2,829
Mississippi#52951 in 2,774
Minnesota#53791 in 3,154
Iowa#56251 in 3,155
Georgia#591151 in 3,663
Utah#60361 in 3,543
Colorado#63671 in 3,954
Indiana#71571 in 5,164
Michigan#75891 in 5,307
Pennsylvania#93171 in 8,547
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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 2015

girls
#10,866
9 births · 1 in 198,344 girls
boys
#429
715 births · 1 in 2,681 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #10,866Danny9

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #429Danny715
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 198,344 of them was named Danny, which outranked 43.2% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #10,148Zyan10
  2. #10,148Zyann10
  3. #10,148Zykeria10
  4. #10,866Danny9
  5. #10,866Aadrika9
  6. #10,866Aalaya9
  7. #10,866Aalaysia9
  8. #11,835Aadhira8
  9. #11,835Aakriti8
  10. #11,835Aalayiah8

Tied with 968 names at #10,866; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 2,681 of them was named Danny, which outranked 96.9% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #426Jonas724
  2. #427Damon719
  3. #428Kane716
  4. #429Danny715
  5. #430Enrique714
  6. #430Princeton714
  7. #432Hugo708
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →