Baby names

How popular is the name Dan?

In 2025, 78 baby boys in the U.S. were named Dan, the 1959th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1960, when 3,696 boys got the name. 106,554 boys have been named Dan since 1880. It was also given to 10 girls in 2025.

Rank in 2025

#1,959

among boys' names

Babies in 2025

boys named Dan

Peak year

1960

3,696 boys

Boys named Dan each year since 1880

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The numbers for Dan (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	78
2024	82
2023	100
2022	88
2021	78
2020	86
2019	103
2018	97
2017	96
2016	100
2015	91
2014	102
2013	88
2012	107
2011	108
2010	116
2009	117
2008	136
2007	150
2006	136
2005	157
2004	139
2003	146
2002	153
2001	143
2000	163
1999	139
1998	150
1997	165
1996	176
1995	171
1994	178
1993	208
1992	209
1991	230
1990	234
1989	240
1988	250
1987	231
1986	268
1985	264
1984	265
1983	280
1982	313
1981	362
1980	335
1979	329
1978	343
1977	378
1976	400
1975	448
1974	479
1973	573
1972	677
1971	902
1970	1,021
1969	1,159
1968	1,271
1967	1,329
1966	1,538
1965	1,992
1964	2,370
1963	2,823
1962	3,117
1961	3,414
1960	3,696
1959	3,675
1958	3,692
1957	3,194
1956	2,437
1955	2,304
1954	2,154
1953	2,165
1952	2,311
1951	1,992
1950	2,085
1949	2,279
1948	2,495
1947	2,702
1946	2,194
1945	1,726
1944	1,488
1943	1,538
1942	1,344
1941	1,154
1940	1,097
1939	996
1938	1,040
1937	1,033
1936	965
1935	1,015
1934	939
1933	938
1932	922
1931	882
1930	899
1929	800
1928	908
1927	923
1926	880
1925	772
1924	800
1923	730
1922	806
1921	717
1920	764
1919	748
1918	710
1917	595
1916	594
1915	578
1914	447
1913	374
1912	298
1911	205
1910	188
1909	163
1908	152
1907	160
1906	128
1905	152
1904	156
1903	155
1902	124
1901	117
1900	192
1899	119
1898	125
1897	115
1896	133
1895	96
1894	114
1893	143
1892	156
1891	113
1890	160
1889	116
1888	154
1887	140
1886	154
1885	129
1884	151
1883	120
1882	150
1881	148
1880	140

Girls named Dan each year since 1880

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The numbers for Dan (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	10
2024	Fewer than 5
2023	5
2022	9
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	7
2019	Fewer than 5
2018	Fewer than 5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	Fewer than 5
2013	Fewer than 5
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	Fewer than 5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	7
2003	5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	7
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	Fewer than 5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	Fewer than 5
1994	Fewer than 5
1993	Fewer than 5
1992	8
1991	Fewer than 5
1990	Fewer than 5
1989	6
1988	10
1987	Fewer than 5
1986	8
1985	7
1984	Fewer than 5
1983	8
1982	8
1981	9
1980	7
1979	6
1978	11
1977	Fewer than 5
1976	Fewer than 5
1975	5
1974	6
1973	5
1972	6
1971	7
1970	8
1969	8
1968	9
1967	5
1966	Fewer than 5
1965	6
1964	6
1963	Fewer than 5
1962	6
1961	5
1960	Fewer than 5
1959	8
1958	10
1957	8
1956	5
1955	10
1954	7
1953	6
1952	Fewer than 5
1951	8
1950	10
1949	12
1948	7
1947	9
1946	11
1945	6
1944	5
1943	Fewer than 5
1942	Fewer than 5
1941	Fewer than 5
1940	6
1939	Fewer than 5
1938	7
1937	8
1936	10
1935	9
1934	8
1933	7
1932	8
1931	10
1930	9
1929	9
1928	18
1927	15
1926	13
1925	10
1924	11
1923	7
1922	8
1921	11
1920	7
1919	12
1918	8
1917	5
1916	8
1915	Fewer than 5
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	5
1912	Fewer than 5
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	5
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Boys named Dan each year since 1880

Girls named Dan each year since 1880

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