Danny
Boy name · #628 in 2025 · Rare
Danny ranks #628 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 445 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #429, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 4,045 boys born in 2025 was named Danny.
Babies named Danny per year. Source: SSA.
The 125-year story
Danny first appears in the Social Security records in 1900, when 7 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1954, when 9,103 boys were named Danny — good for #42 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Danny in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Danny is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Danny will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Danny is most common
Geography matters for names, and Danny is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Danny is most common in CA (0.4 per 1,000), AZ (0.4 per 1,000), TN (0.4 per 1,000), VA (0.4 per 1,000), TX (0.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Danny is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Nicknames & related forms of Danny
Danny belongs to the Daniel family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Daniel family went to about 8,608 boys in 2025 — together they'd rank around #16, versus #628 for Danny alone.
Names like Danny
Statistically, parents drawn to Danny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Benny, Johnny, Kenny, Tony, and Tommy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Danny | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 445 | #628 |
| 2024 | 440 | #636 |
| 2023 | 473 | #600 |
| 2022 | 456 | #613 |
| 2021 | 517 | #552 |
| 2020 | 494 | #567 |
| 2019 | 546 | #522 |
| 2018 | 525 | #535 |
| 2017 | 577 | #502 |
| 2016 | 641 | #479 |
| 2015 | 715 | #429 |
| 2014 | 710 | #429 |
| 2013 | 762 | #391 |
| 2012 | 774 | #385 |
| 2011 | 863 | #349 |
| 2010 | 1,000 | #320 |
| 2009 | 1,003 | #318 |
| 2008 | 995 | #330 |
| 2007 | 1,064 | #309 |
| 2006 | 1,074 | #307 |
| 2005 | 1,050 | #313 |
| 2004 | 1,039 | #304 |
| 2003 | 1,083 | #288 |
| 2002 | 1,160 | #269 |
| 2001 | 1,020 | #292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Danny a popular boy name?
Danny ranked #628 among boys in 2025 with 445 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #429.
When was the name Danny most popular?
Danny peaked in 1954, when 9,103 American boys received the name (ranked #42 that year). Since 1954 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Danny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 4,045 newborn American boys was named Danny. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.