Boys' name · peaked in 1948
Danny name popularity since 1925
287,331 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Danny (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1960 or earlier, so the typical Danny is about 66 years old in 2026. Danny peaked in 1948 as the #39 name for boys, and it ranked #628 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 287,331
- Named Danny, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #628
- for boys in 2025 (445 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 1,688 girls · 285,643 boys
- Most popular in
- Kentucky
- 2.53× its national share
Peak year is the year Danny made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Danny births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1954. Measured as a share of all babies, Danny peaked in 1948.
- Fastest rise: Between 1941 and 1946, Danny became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 747 baby boys to 1 in 244.
- Steepest fall: Between 1963 and 1968, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 286 to 1 in 436.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Danny's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Danny.
Decade by decade
Babies named Danny in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 32 | 1,197 | – |
| 1930s | 60 | 7,235 | #192 |
| 1940s | 155 | 46,661 | #56 |
| 1950s | 293 | 86,640 | #45 |
| 1960s | 300 | 60,731 | #56 |
| 1970s | 261 | 28,863 | #94 |
| 1980s | 184 | 20,012 | #141 |
| 1990s | 126 | 13,819 | #235 |
| 2000s | 87 | 10,547 | #313 |
| 2010s | 101 | 7,113 | #429 |
| 2020–25 | 89 | 2,825 | #628 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
54.3% of babies named Danny from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Danny is most popular
The index compares Danny's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Danny.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2.53× | 12,177 |
| West Virginia | 2.53× | 6,392 |
| Arkansas | 2.42× | 7,127 |
| Tennessee | 2.05× | 12,386 |
| Oklahoma | 1.90× | 7,123 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Danny and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Danny (this page) | 285,643 | 1948 |
| Dannie | 8,783 | 1946 |
| Dany | 1,430 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Danny's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Danny.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Danny (1948).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data