Is Dan a boy or girl name?
Dan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 82 boys were named Dan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 107,039 US babies named Dan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,917
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dan since 1880
- 107,039
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 3,703 babies
Boys and girls named Dan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,402 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,499 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1910s | 4,737 | 38 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 8,100 | 109 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 9,629 | 76 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 18,017 | 56 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 26,010 | 72 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 22,709 | 45 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 5,550 | 54 | 1% |
| 1980s | 2,809 | 63 | 2.2% |
| 1990s | 1,860 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 1,437 | 19 | 1.3% |
| 2010s | 1,006 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 434 | 21 | 4.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 100 | #1,698 | 5 | #15,733 |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,830 | 9 | #10,575 |
| 2021 | 78 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,769 | 7 | #12,444 |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 97 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 100 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,442 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 136 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 136 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,134 | 7 | #13,091 |
| 2003 | 146 | #1,061 | 5 | #16,355 |
| 2002 | 153 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,030 | 7 | #12,367 |
| 2000 | 163 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 150 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 165 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 176 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 171 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 178 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 208 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 209 | #711 | 8 | #9,683 |
| 1991 | 230 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 234 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 240 | #646 | 6 | #11,158 |
| 1988 | 249 | #589 | 10 | #7,245 |
| 1987 | 231 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 268 | #545 | 8 | #7,913 |
| 1985 | 264 | #537 | 7 | #8,548 |
| 1984 | 265 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 280 | #500 | 8 | #7,447 |
| 1982 | 315 | #478 | 8 | #7,630 |
| 1981 | 362 | #435 | 9 | #6,921 |
| 1980 | 335 | #461 | 7 | #8,350 |
| 1979 | 329 | #447 | 6 | #9,240 |
| 1978 | 343 | #429 | 11 | #5,635 |
| 1977 | 378 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 400 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 448 | #369 | 5 | #9,378 |
| 1974 | 479 | #351 | 6 | #7,900 |
| 1973 | 573 | #305 | 5 | #8,699 |
| 1972 | 677 | #281 | 6 | #7,482 |
| 1971 | 902 | #250 | 7 | #6,745 |
| 1970 | 1,021 | #232 | 8 | #5,928 |
| 1969 | 1,159 | #212 | 8 | #5,550 |
| 1968 | 1,271 | #191 | 9 | #4,849 |
| 1967 | 1,329 | #184 | 5 | #6,993 |
| 1966 | 1,538 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 1,991 | #155 | 6 | #5,942 |
| 1964 | 2,369 | #139 | 6 | #6,143 |
| 1963 | 2,823 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 3,115 | #120 | 6 | #5,996 |
| 1961 | 3,417 | #115 | 5 | #6,749 |
| 1960 | 3,697 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 3,675 | #110 | 8 | #4,705 |
| 1958 | 3,693 | #109 | 10 | #3,986 |
| 1957 | 3,194 | #121 | 8 | #4,607 |
| 1956 | 2,437 | #133 | 5 | #6,133 |
| 1955 | 2,304 | #136 | 10 | #3,833 |
| 1954 | 2,153 | #139 | 7 | #4,756 |
| 1953 | 2,166 | #139 | 6 | #5,167 |
| 1952 | 2,311 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,992 | #136 | 8 | #4,097 |
| 1950 | 2,085 | #129 | 10 | #3,474 |
| 1949 | 2,279 | #125 | 12 | #3,040 |
| 1948 | 2,495 | #113 | 7 | #4,276 |
| 1947 | 2,702 | #109 | 9 | #3,772 |
| 1946 | 2,194 | #116 | 11 | #3,066 |
| 1945 | 1,726 | #127 | 6 | #4,126 |
| 1944 | 1,488 | #144 | 5 | #4,698 |
| 1943 | 1,538 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,344 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 1,154 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 1,097 | #155 | 6 | #3,958 |
| 1939 | 996 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 1,040 | #156 | 7 | #3,526 |
| 1937 | 1,033 | #149 | 8 | #3,202 |
| 1936 | 965 | #155 | 10 | #2,724 |
| 1935 | 1,015 | #151 | 9 | #2,972 |
| 1934 | 939 | #154 | 8 | #3,217 |
| 1933 | 938 | #153 | 7 | #3,485 |
| 1932 | 922 | #164 | 8 | #3,333 |
| 1931 | 882 | #164 | 10 | #2,809 |
| 1930 | 899 | #165 | 9 | #3,113 |
| 1929 | 800 | #175 | 9 | #3,195 |
| 1928 | 908 | #164 | 18 | #2,032 |
| 1927 | 923 | #161 | 15 | #2,358 |
| 1926 | 880 | #167 | 13 | #2,599 |
| 1925 | 772 | #184 | 10 | #3,159 |
| 1924 | 800 | #179 | 11 | #3,009 |
| 1923 | 730 | #188 | 7 | #4,064 |
| 1922 | 806 | #174 | 8 | #3,731 |
| 1921 | 717 | #192 | 11 | #2,980 |
| 1920 | 764 | #185 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1919 | 748 | #174 | 12 | #2,680 |
| 1918 | 710 | #184 | 8 | #3,576 |
| 1917 | 595 | #198 | 5 | #4,742 |
| 1916 | 594 | #192 | 8 | #3,328 |
| 1915 | 578 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 447 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 374 | #182 | 5 | #3,288 |
| 1912 | 298 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 205 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 188 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 163 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 152 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 160 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 128 | #155 | 5 | #2,020 |
| 1905 | 152 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 156 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 155 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 124 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 117 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 192 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 119 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 125 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 115 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 133 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 96 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 114 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 143 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 156 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 113 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 160 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 116 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 154 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 140 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 154 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 129 | #108 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 151 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 120 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 150 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 148 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 140 | #98 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dan reached #86 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #2,020 in 1906. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.