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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • 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: #184 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,432 boysWAIdaho: #163 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 992 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,472 boysMNIllinois: #170 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,152 boysILWisconsin: #199 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,114 boysWIMichigan: #135 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,009 boysMINew York: #127 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 864 boysNYMassachusetts: #146 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,300 boysMARhode Island: #124 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 951 boysRIOregon: #188 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,532 boysORNevada: #139 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 826 boysNVWyoming: #115 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 650 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedSDIowa: #176 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,704 boysIAIndiana: #145 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,083 boysINOhio: #139 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,056 boysOHPennsylvania: #259 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,066 boysPANew Jersey: #129 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 997 boysNJConnecticut: #159 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,330 boysCTCalifornia: #107 for boys · 378 births · 1 in 547 boysCAUtah: #198 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,518 boysUTColorado: #151 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 966 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedNEMissouri: #137 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,024 boysMOKentucky: #78 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 441 boysKYWest Virginia: #81 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 443 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 874 boysVAMaryland: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,731 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDEArizona: #131 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 720 boysAZNew Mexico: #146 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 730 boysNMKansas: #146 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 934 boysKSArkansas: #83 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 389 boysARTennessee: #85 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 513 boysTNNorth Carolina: #116 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 745 boysNCSouth Carolina: #109 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 576 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Danny, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #142 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 863 boysOKLouisiana: #121 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 601 boysLAMississippi: #106 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 504 boysMSAlabama: #117 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 640 boysALGeorgia: #128 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 710 boysGAHawaii: #120 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 561 boysHITexas: #120 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 587 boysTXFlorida: #141 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 821 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#78 · 1 in 441
  2. West Virginia#81 · 1 in 443
  3. Arkansas#83 · 1 in 389
  4. Tennessee#85 · 1 in 513
  5. Mississippi#106 · 1 in 504

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#78581 in 441
West Virginia#81281 in 443
Arkansas#83391 in 389
Tennessee#85621 in 513
Mississippi#106361 in 504
California#1073781 in 547
South Carolina#109361 in 576
Wyoming#11561 in 650
North Carolina#116511 in 745
Alabama#117401 in 640
Hawaii#120131 in 561
Texas#1202421 in 587
Louisiana#121611 in 601
Rhode Island#12461 in 951
New York#1271351 in 864
Georgia#128571 in 710
New Jersey#129441 in 997
Arizona#131331 in 720
Virginia#131401 in 874
Michigan#135621 in 1,009
Missouri#137351 in 1,024
Nevada#13971 in 826
Ohio#139721 in 1,056
Florida#141831 in 821
Oklahoma#142291 in 863
Indiana#145351 in 1,083
Kansas#146191 in 934
Massachusetts#146281 in 1,300
New Mexico#146161 in 730
Colorado#151261 in 966
Connecticut#159141 in 1,330
Idaho#16381 in 992
Illinois#170711 in 1,152
Iowa#176121 in 1,704
Washington#184221 in 1,432
Oregon#188121 in 1,532
Utah#198121 in 1,518
Wisconsin#199161 in 2,114
Maryland#225151 in 1,731
Minnesota#24891 in 3,472
Pennsylvania#259251 in 3,066
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont

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 1983

girls
#3,555
22 births · 1 in 75,937 girls
boys
#133
2,019 births · 1 in 888 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #3,555Danny22

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #133Danny2,019
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 75,937 of them was named Danny, which outranked 70.6% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #3,431Zenia23
  2. #3,431Zoila23
  3. #3,431Zulma23
  4. #3,555Danny22
  5. #3,555Adriel22
  6. #3,555An22
  7. #3,555Anica22
  8. #3,687Adelia21
  9. #3,687Alethia21
  10. #3,687Anette21

Tied with 131 names at #3,555; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 6,772Ciji#7,469#697
  2. 6,751Kirby#7,469#718
  3. 2,656Dwan#3,530#874
  4. 1,888Mallory#2,220#332
  5. 987Marquita#1,099#112
Fallers
  1. 656Syreeta#717#1,373
  2. 572Jenilee#817#1,389
  3. 538Tenika#947#1,485
  4. 396Toccara#541#937
  5. 333Venus#950#1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 888 of them was named Danny, which outranked 98.2% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danny
  1. #130Trevor2,051
  2. #131Austin2,050
  3. #132Lawrence2,027
  4. #133Danny2,019
  5. #134Kristopher2,012
  6. #135Lance1,962
  7. #136Henry1,952
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. 2,260Remington#3,108#848
  2. 2,159Trumaine#3,108#949
  3. 1,157Akeem#1,774#617
  4. 738Jacoby#1,654#916
  5. 655Deven#1,622#967
Fallers
  1. 284Marcello#969#1,253
  2. 275Schuyler#845#1,120
  3. 273Jessy#917#1,190
  4. 258Kennith#981#1,239
  5. 220Jarrad#933#1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983