Danny

Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: Variant of Daniel (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #628 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Danny is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1947, when it ranked #39. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 287,000 boys since 1900, ranked #628 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#76 in Ireland (2025) · #104 in N. Ireland (2025) · #166 in Ecuador (2025) · #340 in Scotland (2025) · #471 in England & Wales (2025) · #831 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,009 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,226 in Belgium (2025) · #1,373 in Austria (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,497 in France (2025) · #1,153 in Canada (2024).

Famous Dannys

Danny DeVito — American actor, comedian, director and producer (born 1944)
Danny Boyle — English filmmaker
Danny Welbeck — English association football player (born 1990)
Danny Jacobs — American actor
Danny Elfman — American composer and musician (born 1953)

In stories & tradition

Danny Hale^es — Prison Break (TV series)
Danny Ketch — Ghost Rider (book)
Danny Torrance — The Shining (book)

What Dannys become

Among 2,519 notable people named Danny:

Sports figures appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danny Welbeck, English association football player (born 1990).

Similar names: Dan · Micheal · Dane · Ronnie · Jimmy · Johnny

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