Danny Name Popularity

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How popular is Danny?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Danny, ranked the 540th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Danny has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 39, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1947 and as recently as 1950.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1954 with 9,099 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Danny was less than 5, most recently in 1906.

Approximately during the years 1908-1947, the name Danny took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1968, 1969-1976, 1989-1994, and 1995-1998.

The popularity trend for Danny has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Danny for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Danny?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Danny still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Danny has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Danny (Girl)		Danny (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		12	8,676	516	540
2017		11	9,444	575	502
2016		12	8,999	640	478
2015		9	11,098	714	428
2014		7	13,396	708	430
2013		11	9,742	761	390
2012		13	8,748	774	385
2011		5	17,408	863	349
2010		10	10,591	997	320
2009		17	7,419	1,002	318
2008		10	10,997	995	330
2007		10	11,031	1,063	309
2006		5	17,790	1,073	307
2005		8	12,096	1,050	313
2004		14	7,938	1,038	304
2003		6	14,294	1,083	288
2002		10	9,663	1,157	270
2001		< 5	--	1,017	293
2000		7	12,097	1,057	287
1999		6	13,075	1,069	275
1998		10	8,738	1,055	270
1997		13	6,950	1,140	253
1996		13	6,811	1,206	245
1995		12	7,163	1,259	235
1994		12	7,218	1,279	231
1993		15	6,023	1,422	214
1992		14	6,382	1,623	190
1991		17	5,465	1,845	173
1990		14	6,203	1,917	162
1989		16	5,348	1,912	158
1988		21	4,200	1,897	145
1987		16	4,896	1,845	149
1986		17	4,582	1,914	147
1985		20	4,003	2,015	140
1984		25	3,343	2,000	136
1983		22	3,578	2,018	133
1982		14	4,991	2,049	137
1981		15	4,778	2,094	130
1980		18	4,182	2,267	120
1979		16	4,454	2,260	121
1978		19	3,805	2,208	116
1977		20	3,642	2,437	111
1976		33	2,445	2,495	102
1975		31	2,524	2,741	94
1974		30	2,510	2,862	91
1973		21	3,140	3,179	83
1972		32	2,318	3,307	87
1971		28	2,605	3,613	82
1970		31	2,407	3,764	85
1969		42	1,937	4,012	73
1968		27	2,373	3,982	72
1967		25	2,443	4,312	68
1966		20	2,771	4,720	63
1965		30	2,158	5,673	56
1964		26	2,425	6,479	56
1963		28	2,262	7,095	55
1962		38	1,859	7,642	54
1961		36	1,925	8,200	54
1960		28	2,202	8,606	48
1959		42	1,703	8,727	48
1958		33	1,914	8,937	45
1957		35	1,847	8,817	45
1956		29	2,011	8,556	46
1955		27	2,073	8,710	45
1954		23	2,255	9,099	42
1953		26	2,032	8,627	41
1952		37	1,584	8,823	40
1951		26	1,926	8,178	41
1950		16	2,571	8,145	39
1949		25	1,926	8,024	40
1948		21	2,141	8,004	39
1947		21	2,154	8,066	39
1946		17	2,333	6,651	46
1945		20	1,887	4,175	56
1944		12	2,652	3,512	76
1943		13	2,582	2,898	88
1942		9	3,232	2,204	110
1941		12	2,565	1,643	120
1940		5	4,493	1,478	126
1939		9	2,963	1,271	137
1938		9	2,979	1,209	137
1937		9	2,985	1,023	152
1936		6	3,789	757	176
1935		< 5	--	670	192
1934		6	3,904	604	204
1933		6	3,834	502	230
1932		< 5	--	422	267
1931		10	2,809	387	281
1930		5	4,698	390	289
1929		5	4,717	315	310
1928		11	2,809	277	343
1927		< 5	--	209	416
1926		8	3,636	223	396
1925		8	3,750	175	456
1924		< 5	--	126	563
1923		< 5	--	124	556
1922		< 5	--	108	620
1921		< 5	--	102	633
1920		< 5	--	90	675
1919		< 5	--	77	723
1918		5	4,991	72	764
1917		< 5	--	64	786
1916		< 5	--	43	974
1915		< 5	--	39	1,023
1914		< 5	--	28	1,078
1913		< 5	--	33	839
1912		< 5	--	14	1,287
1911		< 5	--	9	1,210
1910		< 5	--	10	1,060
1909		< 5	--	10	965
1908		< 5	--	8	1,036
1907		< 5	--	7	1,122
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	5	1,275
1904		< 5	--	7	991
1903		< 5	--	5	1,162
1902		< 5	--	9	808
1901		< 5	--	8	791
1900		< 5	--	7	1,069
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
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1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.