Name profile

Danny

This name is a diminutive of Daniel.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈdæn.i/; Dutch /ˈdɛ.ni/; Dutch /ˈdɑ.ni/
Usage languagesDutch, English, German
US rank (2025)#628

Meaning and history

Danny is a diminutive of Daniel.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,074 births, rank #307
2007: 1,064 births, rank #309
2008: 995 births, rank #330
2009: 1,003 births, rank #318
2010: 1,000 births, rank #320
20112011: 863 births, rank #349
2012: 774 births, rank #385
2013: 762 births, rank #391
2014: 710 births, rank #429
2015: 715 births, rank #429
20162016: 641 births, rank #479
2017: 577 births, rank #502
2018: 525 births, rank #535
2019: 546 births, rank #522
2020: 494 births, rank #567
20212021: 517 births, rank #552
2022: 456 births, rank #613
2023: 473 births, rank #600
2024: 440 births, rank #636
20252025: 445 births, rank #628

Danny rose from #636 to #628 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1954, with 9,103 births.