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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024peak #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 2024

  • 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: #610 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,956 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: #812 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,821 boysMNIllinois: #806 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,020 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWIMichigan: #738 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,442 boysMINew York: #846 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,405 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedRIOregon: #396 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,653 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: #766 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,586 boysINOhio: #457 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,291 boysOHPennsylvania: #734 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,750 boysPANew Jersey: #816 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,704 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #465 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 2,504 boysCAUtah: #525 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,409 boysUTColorado: #839 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,224 boysCONebraska: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,435 boysNEMissouri: #685 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,918 boysMOKentucky: #472 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,264 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedWVVirginia: #818 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,392 boysVAMaryland: #634 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,332 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDEArizona: #714 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,141 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNMKansas: #571 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,701 boysKSArkansas: #388 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,566 boysARTennessee: #619 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,297 boysTNNorth Carolina: #699 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,934 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #440 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,756 boysOKLouisiana: #678 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,280 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMSAlabama: #579 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,732 boysALGeorgia: #499 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,434 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedHITexas: #545 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 3,083 boysTXFlorida: #677 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,158 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#367 · 1 in 1,435
  2. Arkansas#388 · 1 in 1,566
  3. Oregon#396 · 1 in 1,653
  4. Oklahoma#440 · 1 in 1,756
  5. Ohio#457 · 1 in 2,291

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#36761 in 1,435
Arkansas#38881 in 1,566
Oregon#39691 in 1,653
Oklahoma#440101 in 1,756
Ohio#457231 in 2,291
California#465721 in 2,504
Kentucky#47291 in 2,264
Georgia#499211 in 2,434
Utah#52581 in 2,409
Texas#545581 in 3,083
Kansas#57151 in 2,701
Alabama#57981 in 2,732
Washington#610111 in 2,956
Tennessee#619111 in 3,297
Maryland#63471 in 3,332
Florida#677231 in 4,158
Louisiana#67861 in 3,280
Missouri#68571 in 3,918
North Carolina#699131 in 3,934
Arizona#71481 in 4,141
Pennsylvania#734111 in 4,750
Michigan#73891 in 4,442
Indiana#76671 in 4,586
Illinois#806101 in 5,020
Minnesota#81251 in 4,821
New Jersey#81671 in 5,704
Virginia#81871 in 5,392
Colorado#83951 in 5,224
New York#846161 in 5,405
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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 2024

girls
#8,946
11 births · 1 in 147,290 girls
boys
#636
440 births · 1 in 3,916 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #8,946Danny11

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #636Danny440
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 147,290 of them was named Danny, which outranked 49.5% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #8,443Zuzanna12
  2. #8,443Zyairah12
  3. #8,443Zylee12
  4. #8,946Danny11
  5. #8,946Aairah11
  6. #8,946Aalaya11
  7. #8,946Aariah11
  8. #9,556Aaila10
  9. #9,556Aalyiah10
  10. #9,556Aariana10

Tied with 609 names at #8,946; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 756Ailany#857 → #101
  2. ↑ 439Aylani#1,001 → #562
  3. ↑ 426Marjorie#1,248 → #822
  4. ↑ 414Scottie#616 → #202
  5. ↑ 365Elodie#737 → #372
Fallers
  1. ↓ 605Emryn#887 → #1,492
  2. ↓ 307Zhuri#862 → #1,169
  3. ↓ 301Layne#974 → #1,275
  4. ↓ 273Alitzel#876 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 267Aleyna#964 → #1,231

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

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 3,916 of them was named Danny, which outranked 95.6% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #631Mauricio442
  2. #631Salem442
  3. #635Vicente441
  4. #636Danny440
  5. #636Jase440
  6. #636Shawn440
  7. #639Dario439
  8. #639Gustavo439
  9. #641Dax438

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

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

See the top 100 for 2024 →