Dannie
#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to boys 79.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1946 · 262 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,137since 1893
Dannie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #5,917 | 20 | #5,208 | 18 |
| 2024 | #5,300 | 24 | #5,067 | 19 |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | #4,610 | 22 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | #5,633 | 16 |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | #6,335 | 13 |
| 2020 | #4,880 | 26 | #4,698 | 20 |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | #6,703 | 12 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #5,111 | 18 |
| 2016 | #5,796 | 22 | #5,124 | 18 |
| 2015 | #4,981 | 27 | #5,507 | 16 |
| 2014 | #5,456 | 24 | #5,997 | 14 |
| 2013 | #5,644 | 23 | #4,981 | 18 |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #3,714 | 28 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | #4,221 | 23 |
| 2010 | #6,382 | 20 | #5,478 | 16 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #4,582 | 21 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #4,714 | 20 |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #3,888 | 25 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #4,326 | 20 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #3,368 | 28 |
| 2003 | #6,055 | 19 | #3,119 | 30 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #2,943 | 31 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | #3,228 | 27 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #3,922 | 20 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #2,462 | 36 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #2,711 | 30 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #2,750 | 28 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #2,441 | 32 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #2,055 | 40 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #2,123 | 38 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #2,050 | 39 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #2,174 | 35 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #2,469 | 28 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #2,049 | 36 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #1,793 | 42 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #1,671 | 42 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #1,655 | 41 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #1,565 | 42 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #1,698 | 36 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #1,365 | 48 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #1,327 | 49 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #1,293 | 52 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #1,411 | 45 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #1,291 | 52 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #1,154 | 61 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #1,229 | 53 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #1,158 | 57 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #929 | 81 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #1,114 | 57 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #1,026 | 64 |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | #885 | 81 |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | #877 | 84 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #914 | 79 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #826 | 95 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #756 | 107 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #776 | 91 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #739 | 99 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #718 | 107 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | #684 | 118 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #709 | 119 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #650 | 147 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #669 | 135 |
| 1961 | #2,543 | 23 | #591 | 178 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #581 | 179 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | #588 | 176 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #515 | 226 |
| 1957 | #3,489 | 12 | #515 | 224 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #489 | 244 |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | #462 | 256 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | #490 | 218 |
| 1953 | #2,301 | 21 | #416 | 287 |
| 1952 | #1,781 | 31 | #408 | 284 |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 | #418 | 267 |
| 1950 | #1,764 | 29 | #426 | 248 |
| 1949 | #1,736 | 30 | #407 | 272 |
| 1948 | #1,461 | 40 | #407 | 278 |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | #406 | 284 |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | #397 | 262 |
| 1945 | #1,261 | 40 | #412 | 213 |
| 1944 | #1,455 | 31 | #428 | 202 |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | #456 | 190 |
| 1942 | #1,559 | 28 | #542 | 129 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #576 | 106 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | #536 | 120 |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | #530 | 117 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #579 | 102 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #605 | 92 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #633 | 83 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #771 | 64 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 | #771 | 64 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | #703 | 73 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #821 | 60 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #841 | 56 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #865 | 58 |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 | #995 | 46 |
| 1928 | #1,502 | 28 | #1,078 | 42 |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | #1,060 | 44 |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | #1,034 | 45 |
| 1925 | #1,891 | 21 | #984 | 48 |
| 1924 | #1,503 | 31 | #1,263 | 33 |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 | #1,358 | 29 |
| 1922 | #1,536 | 29 | #1,333 | 30 |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 | #1,390 | 29 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #1,073 | 43 |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #1,552 | 24 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1914 | #1,303 | 23 | #1,868 | 12 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Dannie! It came in at #907, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1894, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Dannie is popular in 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Ohio#410 · 1 in 7,524
- Tennessee#435 · 1 in 6,517
- Georgia#437 · 1 in 5,118
- Virginia#448 · 1 in 7,288
- Michigan#545 · 1 in 12,701
Best ever in a state: #166 in Kentucky, 1946.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | #410 | 12 | 1 in 7,524 |
| Tennessee | #435 | 5 | 1 in 6,517 |
| Georgia | #437 | 8 | 1 in 5,118 |
| Virginia | #448 | 5 | 1 in 7,288 |
| Michigan | #545 | 6 | 1 in 12,701 |
| Illinois | #613 | 7 | 1 in 13,040 |
| New York | #931 | 5 | 1 in 29,552 |
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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 Dannie
- 141 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #5,208)
- 510 spots since 2020 (#4,698 → #5,208)
- 299 spots since 2015 (#5,507 → #5,208)
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1925 (#1,263 → #984)
- Biggest drop: 295 spots in 1904 (#910 → #1,205)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1946 at #397 (262 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1929–1973
- Highest: 1 in 6,199 boys born in 1946 were named Dannie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,893 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.6% of all boys named Dannie (2,430) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 19 | #872 (1895) | #927 |
| 1900s | 12 | #910 (1903) | #1,058 |
| 1910s | 159 | #1,264 (1919) | #1,571 |
| 1920s | 389 | #984 (1925) | #1,157 |
| 1930s | 769 | #530 (1939) | #712 |
| 1940s | 2,056 | #397 (1946) | #457 |
| 1950s | 2,430 | #408 (1952) | #473 |
| 1960s | 1,280 | #581 (1960) | #687 |
| 1970s | 712 | #826 (1970) | #1,011 |
| 1980s | 449 | #1,291 (1980) | #1,507 |
| 1990s | 342 | #2,049 (1990) | #2,328 |
| 2000s | 233 | #2,943 (2002) | #4,118 |
| 2010s | 179 | #3,714 (2012) | #5,239 |
| 2020s | 108 | #4,610 (2023) | #5,259 |
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.
Dannie in 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 149,126 of them was named Dannie, which outranked 48.5% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,000Zana12
- #4,000Zanetta12
- #4,000Zsazsa12
- #4,222Dannie11
- #4,222Adelle11
- #4,222Adora11
- #4,222Alayne11
- #4,489Adam10
- #4,489Adell10
- #4,489Adrea10
Tied with 266 names at #4,222; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 19,099 of them was named Dannie, which outranked 83.6% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).