Is Danny a boy or girl name?
Danny is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 435 boys were named Danny, so 2.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 287,870 US babies named Danny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #641
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,046
- Babies named Danny since 1900
- 287,870
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 9,128 babies
Boys and girls named Danny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 389 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 1920s | 1,747 | 32 | 1.8% |
| 1930s | 7,235 | 60 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 46,659 | 155 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 86,640 | 293 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 60,728 | 300 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 28,864 | 261 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 20,013 | 184 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 13,819 | 126 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 10,547 | 87 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 7,113 | 101 | 1.4% |
| 2020s | 2,374 | 72 | 2.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 435 | #641 | 11 | #9,046 |
| 2023 | 473 | #598 | 15 | #7,331 |
| 2022 | 456 | #614 | 15 | #7,365 |
| 2021 | 516 | #553 | 17 | #6,757 |
| 2020 | 494 | #567 | 14 | #7,646 |
| 2019 | 546 | #522 | 11 | #9,264 |
| 2018 | 525 | #535 | 12 | #8,737 |
| 2017 | 577 | #502 | 11 | #9,472 |
| 2016 | 641 | #479 | 12 | #9,021 |
| 2015 | 715 | #429 | 9 | #11,115 |
| 2014 | 710 | #429 | 7 | #13,416 |
| 2013 | 762 | #391 | 11 | #9,755 |
| 2012 | 774 | #385 | 13 | #8,752 |
| 2011 | 863 | #349 | 5 | #17,426 |
| 2010 | 1,000 | #320 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2009 | 1,003 | #318 | 17 | #7,425 |
| 2008 | 995 | #330 | 10 | #11,003 |
| 2007 | 1,064 | #309 | 10 | #11,039 |
| 2006 | 1,074 | #307 | 5 | #17,796 |
| 2005 | 1,050 | #313 | 8 | #12,101 |
| 2004 | 1,039 | #304 | 14 | #7,939 |
| 2003 | 1,083 | #288 | 6 | #14,298 |
| 2002 | 1,160 | #269 | 10 | #9,669 |
| 2001 | 1,020 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,059 | #286 | 7 | #12,100 |
| 1999 | 1,069 | #275 | 6 | #13,077 |
| 1998 | 1,057 | #269 | 10 | #8,739 |
| 1997 | 1,140 | #253 | 13 | #6,950 |
| 1996 | 1,206 | #245 | 13 | #6,812 |
| 1995 | 1,259 | #235 | 12 | #7,165 |
| 1994 | 1,279 | #231 | 12 | #7,218 |
| 1993 | 1,422 | #214 | 15 | #6,023 |
| 1992 | 1,623 | #190 | 14 | #6,385 |
| 1991 | 1,845 | #173 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 1990 | 1,919 | #162 | 14 | #6,203 |
| 1989 | 1,912 | #158 | 16 | #5,348 |
| 1988 | 1,902 | #145 | 21 | #4,202 |
| 1987 | 1,846 | #149 | 16 | #4,898 |
| 1986 | 1,913 | #147 | 17 | #4,582 |
| 1985 | 2,015 | #141 | 20 | #4,005 |
| 1984 | 2,000 | #136 | 25 | #3,345 |
| 1983 | 2,019 | #133 | 22 | #3,581 |
| 1982 | 2,045 | #137 | 14 | #4,991 |
| 1981 | 2,094 | #130 | 15 | #4,778 |
| 1980 | 2,267 | #120 | 18 | #4,184 |
| 1979 | 2,260 | #121 | 16 | #4,457 |
| 1978 | 2,209 | #115 | 19 | #3,805 |
| 1977 | 2,436 | #111 | 20 | #3,643 |
| 1976 | 2,494 | #102 | 33 | #2,446 |
| 1975 | 2,740 | #94 | 31 | #2,523 |
| 1974 | 2,861 | #91 | 30 | #2,511 |
| 1973 | 3,180 | #83 | 21 | #3,140 |
| 1972 | 3,306 | #87 | 32 | #2,319 |
| 1971 | 3,610 | #82 | 28 | #2,608 |
| 1970 | 3,768 | #85 | 31 | #2,407 |
| 1969 | 4,012 | #73 | 42 | #1,937 |
| 1968 | 3,983 | #72 | 28 | #2,311 |
| 1967 | 4,311 | #68 | 24 | #2,505 |
| 1966 | 4,721 | #62 | 20 | #2,772 |
| 1965 | 5,675 | #56 | 30 | #2,160 |
| 1964 | 6,475 | #56 | 26 | #2,424 |
| 1963 | 7,098 | #55 | 28 | #2,262 |
| 1962 | 7,646 | #54 | 38 | #1,861 |
| 1961 | 8,194 | #54 | 36 | #1,928 |
| 1960 | 8,613 | #48 | 28 | #2,203 |
| 1959 | 8,728 | #48 | 42 | #1,702 |
| 1958 | 8,933 | #45 | 34 | #1,879 |
| 1957 | 8,822 | #45 | 35 | #1,848 |
| 1956 | 8,564 | #46 | 29 | #2,011 |
| 1955 | 8,718 | #45 | 25 | #2,167 |
| 1954 | 9,105 | #42 | 23 | #2,254 |
| 1953 | 8,627 | #41 | 26 | #2,031 |
| 1952 | 8,821 | #40 | 37 | #1,583 |
| 1951 | 8,179 | #41 | 26 | #1,927 |
| 1950 | 8,143 | #39 | 16 | #2,572 |
| 1949 | 8,023 | #40 | 25 | #1,925 |
| 1948 | 8,008 | #39 | 21 | #2,141 |
| 1947 | 8,069 | #39 | 21 | #2,155 |
| 1946 | 6,650 | #46 | 17 | #2,334 |
| 1945 | 4,175 | #56 | 20 | #1,887 |
| 1944 | 3,511 | #76 | 12 | #2,651 |
| 1943 | 2,898 | #88 | 13 | #2,581 |
| 1942 | 2,203 | #111 | 9 | #3,230 |
| 1941 | 1,644 | #120 | 12 | #2,565 |
| 1940 | 1,478 | #126 | 5 | #4,494 |
| 1939 | 1,271 | #137 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1938 | 1,209 | #137 | 9 | #2,978 |
| 1937 | 1,022 | #152 | 9 | #2,985 |
| 1936 | 758 | #176 | 6 | #3,789 |
| 1935 | 670 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 604 | #204 | 6 | #3,904 |
| 1933 | 502 | #230 | 6 | #3,836 |
| 1932 | 422 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 387 | #281 | 10 | #2,810 |
| 1930 | 390 | #289 | 5 | #4,699 |
| 1929 | 314 | #312 | 5 | #4,718 |
| 1928 | 277 | #343 | 11 | #2,811 |
| 1927 | 209 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 223 | #396 | 8 | #3,637 |
| 1925 | 174 | #457 | 8 | #3,750 |
| 1924 | 126 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 124 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 108 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 102 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 90 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 77 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 72 | #764 | 5 | #4,991 |
| 1917 | 64 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 43 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 33 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Danny reached #39 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #1,583 in 1952. 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 Danny
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.