Danny Boy
How popular is Danny?
#628 boy name in 2025
445 baby boys were named Danny in the US in 2025, making it the 628th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Danny popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #628 for boys (▲ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 445 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #429 in 2015, #567 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1954 (9,103 boys) |
| Highest rank | #39 in 1947 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Danny counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Danny family of names ranked #575 for boys in 2025 (#586 the year before), with 481 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Danny | 445 | 93% |
| Dany | 36 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Danny is most popular
Babies named Danny per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Danny by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 66 | #778 |
| 1910s | 389 | #720 |
| 1920s | 1,747 | #312 |
| 1930s | 7,235 | #137 |
| 1940s | 46,661 | #39 |
| 1950s | 86,640 | #39 |
| 1960s | 60,731 | #48 |
| 1970s | 28,863 | #82 |
| 1980s | 20,012 | #120 |
| 1990s | 13,819 | #162 |
| 2000s | 10,547 | #269 |
| 2010s | 7,113 | #320 |
| 2020s | 2,825 | #552 |
Boy names about as popular as Danny
Questions
- Is Danny a boy or girl name?
- Danny is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Danny were boys.
- How popular is the name Danny?
- 445 baby boys were named Danny in the US in 2025, making it the 628th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Danny most popular?
- Danny peaked in 1954, when 9,103 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #39, held for 3 years starting in 1947.
- How many people are named Danny?
- 288,341 babies have been named Danny in the US since 1880. We estimate about 214,776 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Danny most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Danny was most common in Kentucky, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.