Dan Name Popularity
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How popular is Dan?
In 2018 the uncommon name Dan, ranked the 1,660th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.This once, top 1000 name, Dan is currently less popular.
Position 86, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1960 with 3,698 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Dan was 87 in 2013.
Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1908-1918, 1939-1947, and 1953-1958, the name Dan took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1963-1976 were years of successive downward movement.
The popularity trend for Dan has been moving downward for a while. however, the number of children named Dan lately has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Dan?
Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Dan is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Dan has fallen out of favor as a given name.
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Dan (Girl) | Dan (Boy) | ||
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Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
2018 | < 5 | -- | 96 | 1,660 | |
2017 | < 5 | -- | 96 | 1,642 | |
2016 | < 5 | -- | 100 | 1,608 | |
2015 | < 5 | -- | 90 | 1,717 | |
2014 | < 5 | -- | 101 | 1,563 | |
2013 | < 5 | -- | 87 | 1,698 | |
2012 | < 5 | -- | 107 | 1,497 | |
2011 | < 5 | -- | 108 | 1,495 | |
2010 | < 5 | -- | 116 | 1,428 | |
2009 | < 5 | -- | 116 | 1,442 | |
2008 | < 5 | -- | 135 | 1,286 | |
2007 | < 5 | -- | 147 | 1,193 | |
2006 | < 5 | -- | 134 | 1,248 | |
2005 | < 5 | -- | 156 | 1,063 | |
2004 | 7 | 13,084 | 135 | 1,159 | |
2003 | 5 | 16,349 | 143 | 1,083 | |
2002 | < 5 | -- | 152 | 1,016 | |
2001 | 7 | 12,364 | 143 | 1,030 | |
2000 | < 5 | -- | 162 | 938 | |
1999 | < 5 | -- | 139 | 1,009 | |
1998 | < 5 | -- | 149 | 944 | |
1997 | < 5 | -- | 165 | 857 | |
1996 | < 5 | -- | 176 | 817 | |
1995 | < 5 | -- | 171 | 820 | |
1994 | < 5 | -- | 177 | 797 | |
1993 | < 5 | -- | 209 | 714 | |
1992 | 8 | 9,681 | 210 | 709 | |
1991 | < 5 | -- | 228 | 671 | |
1990 | < 5 | -- | 233 | 660 | |
1989 | 6 | 11,155 | 240 | 646 | |
1988 | 10 | 7,243 | 250 | 586 | |
1987 | < 5 | -- | 229 | 601 | |
1986 | 8 | 7,911 | 268 | 545 | |
1985 | 7 | 8,547 | 265 | 536 | |
1984 | < 5 | -- | 266 | 524 | |
1983 | 8 | 7,443 | 279 | 500 | |
1982 | 8 | 7,627 | 312 | 484 | |
1981 | 9 | 6,917 | 363 | 435 | |
1980 | 7 | 8,348 | 335 | 461 | |
1979 | 6 | 9,236 | 329 | 447 | |
1978 | 11 | 5,637 | 342 | 431 | |
1977 | < 5 | -- | 378 | 402 | |
1976 | < 5 | -- | 400 | 385 | |
1975 | 5 | 9,376 | 447 | 369 | |
1974 | 6 | 7,898 | 480 | 351 | |
1973 | 5 | 8,692 | 572 | 306 | |
1972 | 6 | 7,479 | 676 | 282 | |
1971 | 7 | 6,741 | 902 | 250 | |
1970 | 8 | 5,927 | 1,021 | 233 | |
1969 | 8 | 5,549 | 1,161 | 212 | |
1968 | 9 | 4,848 | 1,271 | 191 | |
1967 | 5 | 6,992 | 1,328 | 184 | |
1966 | < 5 | -- | 1,542 | 174 | |
1965 | 6 | 5,938 | 1,993 | 155 | |
1964 | 6 | 6,138 | 2,367 | 139 | |
1963 | < 5 | -- | 2,828 | 124 | |
1962 | 6 | 5,991 | 3,113 | 120 | |
1961 | 5 | 6,747 | 3,414 | 115 | |
1960 | < 5 | -- | 3,698 | 111 | |
1959 | 8 | 4,705 | 3,677 | 110 | |
1958 | 10 | 3,986 | 3,696 | 109 | |
1957 | 8 | 4,602 | 3,191 | 121 | |
1956 | 5 | 6,127 | 2,440 | 132 | |
1955 | 10 | 3,834 | 2,300 | 136 | |
1954 | 7 | 4,753 | 2,158 | 139 | |
1953 | 6 | 5,167 | 2,166 | 139 | |
1952 | < 5 | -- | 2,311 | 129 | |
1951 | 8 | 4,097 | 1,992 | 136 | |
1950 | 10 | 3,475 | 2,086 | 129 | |
1949 | 12 | 3,041 | 2,280 | 125 | |
1948 | 7 | 4,274 | 2,493 | 113 | |
1947 | 9 | 3,772 | 2,703 | 109 | |
1946 | 11 | 3,065 | 2,193 | 116 | |
1945 | 6 | 4,127 | 1,726 | 127 | |
1944 | 5 | 4,699 | 1,489 | 144 | |
1943 | < 5 | -- | 1,538 | 139 | |
1942 | < 5 | -- | 1,344 | 147 | |
1941 | < 5 | -- | 1,152 | 152 | |
1940 | 6 | 3,958 | 1,097 | 155 | |
1939 | < 5 | -- | 994 | 161 | |
1938 | 7 | 3,526 | 1,039 | 156 | |
1937 | 8 | 3,201 | 1,033 | 149 | |
1936 | 10 | 2,723 | 965 | 155 | |
1935 | 9 | 2,972 | 1,015 | 151 | |
1934 | 8 | 3,218 | 939 | 154 | |
1933 | 7 | 3,485 | 938 | 153 | |
1932 | 8 | 3,334 | 922 | 164 | |
1931 | 10 | 2,808 | 883 | 164 | |
1930 | 9 | 3,113 | 899 | 165 | |
1929 | 9 | 3,195 | 799 | 175 | |
1928 | 18 | 2,032 | 908 | 164 | |
1927 | 15 | 2,358 | 923 | 161 | |
1926 | 13 | 2,598 | 880 | 167 | |
1925 | 10 | 3,158 | 772 | 184 | |
1924 | 11 | 3,008 | 800 | 179 | |
1923 | 7 | 4,066 | 731 | 188 | |
1922 | 8 | 3,731 | 805 | 174 | |
1921 | 11 | 2,980 | 717 | 192 | |
1920 | 7 | 4,052 | 764 | 185 | |
1919 | 12 | 2,680 | 748 | 174 | |
1918 | 8 | 3,576 | 710 | 184 | |
1917 | 5 | 4,743 | 595 | 198 | |
1916 | 8 | 3,328 | 594 | 192 | |
1915 | < 5 | -- | 578 | 192 | |
1914 | < 5 | -- | 447 | 192 | |
1913 | 5 | 3,288 | 374 | 182 | |
1912 | < 5 | -- | 298 | 194 | |
1911 | < 5 | -- | 205 | 164 | |
1910 | < 5 | -- | 188 | 164 | |
1909 | < 5 | -- | 163 | 154 | |
1908 | < 5 | -- | 152 | 155 | |
1907 | < 5 | -- | 160 | 144 | |
1906 | 5 | 2,020 | 128 | 155 | |
1905 | < 5 | -- | 152 | 140 | |
1904 | < 5 | -- | 156 | 136 | |
1903 | < 5 | -- | 155 | 125 | |
1902 | < 5 | -- | 124 | 148 | |
1901 | < 5 | -- | 117 | 140 | |
1900 | < 5 | -- | 192 | 121 | |
1899 | < 5 | -- | 119 | 134 | |
1898 | < 5 | -- | 125 | 142 | |
1897 | < 5 | -- | 115 | 140 | |
1896 | < 5 | -- | 133 | 129 | |
1895 | < 5 | -- | 96 | 164 | |
1894 | < 5 | -- | 114 | 138 | |
1893 | < 5 | -- | 143 | 115 | |
1892 | < 5 | -- | 156 | 114 | |
1891 | < 5 | -- | 113 | 122 | |
1890 | < 5 | -- | 160 | 104 | |
1889 | < 5 | -- | 116 | 119 | |
1888 | < 5 | -- | 154 | 109 | |
1887 | < 5 | -- | 140 | 102 | |
1886 | < 5 | -- | 154 | 102 | |
1885 | < 5 | -- | 129 | 108 | |
1884 | < 5 | -- | 151 | 100 | |
1883 | < 5 | -- | 120 | 109 | |
1882 | < 5 | -- | 150 | 97 | |
1881 | < 5 | -- | 148 | 86 | |
1880 | < 5 | -- | 140 | 98 |