Dan

Given to 107,130 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#9,457

recorded as girls

—

#1,959

recorded as boys

38 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 10 · boys 78

Peak year

1958

3,692 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

107,130

since 1880

Born a Dan? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dan was most popular in 1958, when 3,692 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 78 babies were named Dan, ranking #1959 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	10	9,457	78	1,959
2024	<5	—	82	1,921
2023	5	15,194	100	1,694
2022	9	10,383	88	1,826
2021	<5	—	78	1,931
2020	7	12,142	86	1,766
2019	<5	—	103	1,606
2018	<5	—	97	1,657
2017	<5	—	96	1,644
2016	<5	—	100	1,610
2015	<5	—	91	1,703
2014	<5	—	102	1,559
2013	<5	—	88	1,685
2012	<5	—	107	1,498
2011	<5	—	108	1,495
2010	<5	—	116	1,425
2009	<5	—	117	1,433
2008	<5	—	136	1,276
2007	<5	—	150	1,176
2006	<5	—	136	1,229
2005	<5	—	157	1,053
2004	7	12,761	139	1,132
2003	5	15,784	146	1,060
2002	<5	—	153	1,012
2001	7	12,056	143	1,027
2000	<5	—	163	932
1999	<5	—	139	1,006
1998	<5	—	150	939
1997	<5	—	165	857
1996	<5	—	176	817
1995	<5	—	171	820
1994	<5	—	178	792
1993	<5	—	208	716
1992	8	9,491	209	709
1991	<5	—	230	667
1990	<5	—	234	658
1989	6	10,847	240	645
1988	10	7,111	250	586
1987	<5	—	231	599
1986	8	7,749	268	545
1985	7	8,318	264	536
1984	<5	—	265	525
1983	8	7,312	280	500
1982	8	7,469	313	482
1981	9	6,804	362	435
1980	7	8,178	335	461
1979	6	9,010	329	447
1978	11	5,563	343	429
1977	<5	—	378	402
1976	<5	—	400	384
1975	5	9,067	448	369
1974	6	7,680	479	350
1973	5	8,423	573	305
1972	6	7,292	677	281
1971	7	6,619	902	250
1970	8	5,818	1,021	232
1969	8	5,456	1,159	212
1968	9	4,779	1,271	191
1967	5	6,804	1,329	184
1966	<5	—	1,538	174
1965	6	5,817	1,992	155
1964	6	6,009	2,370	139
1963	<5	—	2,823	124
1962	6	5,860	3,117	120
1961	5	6,567	3,414	115
1960	<5	—	3,696	111
1959	8	4,625	3,675	110
1958	10	3,925	3,692	109
1957	8	4,536	3,194	121
1956	5	5,952	2,437	133
1955	10	3,778	2,304	136
1954	7	4,655	2,154	139
1953	6	5,040	2,165	139
1952	<5	—	2,311	129
1951	8	4,011	1,992	136
1950	10	3,423	2,085	129
1949	12	2,999	2,279	125
1948	7	4,205	2,495	113
1947	9	3,706	2,702	109
1946	11	3,034	2,194	116
1945	6	4,025	1,726	127
1944	5	4,574	1,488	144
1943	<5	—	1,538	139
1942	<5	—	1,344	147
1941	<5	—	1,154	152
1940	6	3,863	1,097	155
1939	<5	—	996	161
1938	7	3,450	1,040	156
1937	8	3,146	1,033	149
1936	10	2,689	965	155
1935	9	2,926	1,015	150
1934	8	3,159	939	154
1933	7	3,406	938	153
1932	8	3,274	922	164
1931	10	2,750	882	164
1930	9	3,055	899	165
1929	9	3,137	800	175
1928	18	2,023	908	164
1927	15	2,339	923	161
1926	13	2,569	880	167
1925	10	3,116	772	184
1924	11	2,973	800	179
1923	7	3,971	730	188
1922	8	3,655	806	174
1921	11	2,941	717	192
1920	7	3,957	764	185
1919	12	2,640	748	174
1918	8	3,512	710	184
1917	5	4,594	595	198
1916	8	3,258	594	192
1915	<5	—	578	192
1914	<5	—	447	192
1913	5	3,187	374	182
1912	<5	—	298	194
1911	<5	—	205	164
1910	<5	—	188	164
1909	<5	—	163	153
1908	<5	—	152	155
1907	<5	—	160	144
1906	5	1,951	128	154
1905	<5	—	152	140
1904	<5	—	156	136
1903	<5	—	155	125
1902	<5	—	124	147
1901	<5	—	117	140
1900	<5	—	192	120
1899	<5	—	119	134
1898	<5	—	125	142
1897	<5	—	115	140
1896	<5	—	133	129
1895	<5	—	96	162
1894	<5	—	114	138
1893	<5	—	143	115
1892	<5	—	156	114
1891	<5	—	113	122
1890	<5	—	160	104
1889	<5	—	116	119
1888	<5	—	154	109
1887	<5	—	140	102
1886	<5	—	154	102
1885	<5	—	129	108
1884	<5	—	151	100
1883	<5	—	120	108
1882	<5	—	150	97
1881	<5	—	148	86
1880	<5	—	140	97