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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #543 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,764 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: #787 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,000 boysMNIllinois: #809 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,464 boysILWisconsin: #680 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,990 boysWIMichigan: #661 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,883 boysMINew York: #470 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,739 boysNYMassachusetts: #412 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,440 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedRIOregon: #534 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,580 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedIAIndiana: #633 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,607 boysINOhio: #636 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,892 boysOHPennsylvania: #567 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,600 boysPANew Jersey: #520 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,024 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #422 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 2,370 boysCAUtah: #680 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,857 boysUTColorado: #715 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,184 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #629 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,562 boysMOKentucky: #366 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,636 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWVVirginia: #815 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,523 boysVAMaryland: #632 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,580 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDEArizona: #507 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,459 boysAZNew Mexico: #331 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,213 boysNMKansas: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,715 boysKSArkansas: #334 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,276 boysARTennessee: #752 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,868 boysTNNorth Carolina: #754 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,894 boysNCSouth Carolina: #618 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,334 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #415 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,774 boysOKLouisiana: #570 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,696 boysLAMississippi: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,019 boysMSAlabama: #426 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,979 boysALGeorgia: #604 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,352 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedHITexas: #495 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 2,730 boysTXFlorida: #537 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,222 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#331 · 1 in 1,213
  2. Arkansas#334 · 1 in 1,276
  3. Kentucky#366 · 1 in 1,636
  4. Kansas#409 · 1 in 1,715
  5. Massachusetts#412 · 1 in 2,440

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#33161 in 1,213
Arkansas#334101 in 1,276
Kentucky#366121 in 1,636
Kansas#40981 in 1,715
Massachusetts#412111 in 2,440
Oklahoma#415101 in 1,774
California#422801 in 2,370
Alabama#426111 in 1,979
Mississippi#45261 in 2,019
New York#470321 in 2,739
Texas#495621 in 2,730
Arizona#507131 in 2,459
New Jersey#520131 in 3,024
Oregon#53461 in 2,580
Florida#537281 in 3,222
Washington#543121 in 2,764
Pennsylvania#567151 in 3,600
Louisiana#57081 in 2,696
Georgia#604151 in 3,352
South Carolina#61861 in 3,334
Missouri#62981 in 3,562
Maryland#63271 in 3,580
Indiana#63391 in 3,607
Ohio#636141 in 3,892
Michigan#661111 in 3,883
Utah#68051 in 3,857
Wisconsin#68061 in 3,990
Colorado#71561 in 4,184
Tennessee#75271 in 4,868
North Carolina#754101 in 4,894
Minnesota#78751 in 5,000
Illinois#809101 in 5,464
Virginia#81571 in 5,523
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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 2020

girls
#7,559
14 births · 1 in 115,468 girls
boys
#567
494 births · 1 in 3,494 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #7,559Danny14

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #567Danny494
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 115,468 of them was named Danny, which outranked 56.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #7,212Zeynet15
  2. #7,212Zoraya15
  3. #7,212Zylee15
  4. #7,559Danny14
  5. #7,559Aarushi14
  6. #7,559Ace14
  7. #7,559Adaia14
  8. #7,969Aaleah13
  9. #7,969Aanika13
  10. #7,969Abi13

Tied with 409 names at #7,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,494 of them was named Danny, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #562Scott498
  2. #565Ariel497
  3. #566Samson495
  4. #567Danny494
  5. #568Skyler493
  6. #569Chandler491
  7. #570Roland490
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →