Dan is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1958 and has since faded.
Dan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,962 among boys (78) and #9,603 among girls (10) — overall #3,873 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | 88 | #9,603 | #1,962 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,925 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | #15,747 | #1,698 |
| 2022 | 97 | 97 | #10,582 | #1,830 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,934 |
| 2020 | 93 | 93 | #12,454 | #1,769 |
| 2019 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,659 |
| 2017 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,650 |
| 2016 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,610 |
| 2015 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,706 |
| 2014 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,559 |
| 2013 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,687 |
| 2012 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,501 |
| 2011 | 108 | 108 | — | #1,498 |
| 2010 | 116 | 116 | — | #1,428 |
| 2009 | 117 | 122 | — | #1,434 |
| 2008 | 136 | 144 | — | #1,276 |
| 2007 | 150 | 150 | — | #1,179 |
| 2006 | 136 | 136 | — | #1,230 |
| 2005 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,055 |
| 2004 | 146 | 146 | #13,092 | #1,134 |
| 2003 | 151 | 151 | #16,357 | #1,061 |
| 2002 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,012 |
| 2001 | 150 | 156 | #12,367 | #1,030 |
| 2000 | 163 | 163 | — | #933 |
| 1999 | 139 | 139 | — | #1,009 |
| 1998 | 150 | 157 | — | #939 |
| 1997 | 165 | — | — | #857 |
| 1996 | 176 | — | — | #817 |
| 1995 | 171 | — | — | #820 |
| 1994 | 178 | — | — | #793 |
| 1993 | 208 | — | — | #716 |
| 1992 | 217 | — | #9,684 | #711 |
| 1991 | 230 | — | — | #669 |
| 1990 | 234 | — | — | #658 |
| 1989 | 246 | — | #11,159 | #646 |
| 1988 | 260 | — | #7,244 | #586 |
| 1987 | 231 | — | — | #599 |
| 1986 | 276 | — | #7,913 | #545 |
| 1985 | 271 | — | #8,549 | #537 |
| 1984 | 265 | — | — | #525 |
| 1983 | 288 | — | #7,448 | #500 |
| 1982 | 321 | — | #7,631 | #482 |
| 1981 | 371 | — | #6,921 | #435 |
| 1980 | 342 | — | #8,350 | #461 |
| 1979 | 335 | — | #9,240 | #447 |
| 1978 | 354 | — | #5,635 | #429 |
| 1977 | 378 | — | — | #402 |
| 1976 | 400 | — | — | #384 |
| 1975 | 453 | — | #9,377 | #369 |
| 1974 | 485 | — | #7,901 | #351 |
| 1973 | 578 | — | #8,699 | #305 |
| 1972 | 683 | — | #7,483 | #281 |
| 1971 | 909 | — | #6,744 | #250 |
| 1970 | 1,029 | — | #5,928 | #232 |
| 1969 | 1,167 | — | #5,550 | #212 |
| 1968 | 1,280 | — | #4,850 | #191 |
| 1967 | 1,334 | — | #6,995 | #184 |
| 1966 | 1,538 | — | — | #174 |
| 1965 | 1,998 | — | #5,941 | #155 |
| 1964 | 2,376 | — | #6,144 | #139 |
| 1963 | 2,823 | — | — | #124 |
| 1962 | 3,123 | — | #5,995 | #120 |
| 1961 | 3,419 | — | #6,748 | #115 |
| 1960 | 3,696 | — | — | #111 |
| 1959 | 3,683 | — | #4,705 | #110 |
| 1958 | 3,702 | — | #3,986 | #109 |
| 1957 | 3,202 | — | #4,608 | #121 |
| 1956 | 2,442 | — | #6,132 | #133 |
| 1955 | 2,314 | — | #3,832 | #136 |
| 1954 | 2,161 | — | #4,756 | #139 |
| 1953 | 2,171 | — | #5,167 | #139 |
| 1952 | 2,311 | — | — | #129 |
| 1951 | 2,000 | — | #4,097 | #136 |
| 1950 | 2,095 | — | #3,474 | #129 |
| 1949 | 2,291 | — | #3,040 | #125 |
| 1948 | 2,502 | — | #4,278 | #113 |
| 1947 | 2,711 | — | #3,772 | #109 |
| 1946 | 2,205 | — | #3,066 | #116 |
| 1945 | 1,732 | — | #4,126 | #127 |
| 1944 | 1,493 | — | #4,698 | #144 |
| 1943 | 1,538 | — | — | #139 |
| 1942 | 1,344 | — | — | #147 |
| 1941 | 1,154 | — | — | #152 |
| 1940 | 1,103 | — | #3,958 | #155 |
| 1939 | 996 | — | — | #161 |
| 1938 | 1,047 | — | #3,526 | #156 |
| 1937 | 1,041 | — | #3,202 | #149 |
| 1936 | 975 | — | #2,724 | #155 |
| 1935 | 1,024 | — | #2,972 | #151 |
| 1934 | 947 | — | #3,217 | #154 |
| 1933 | 945 | — | #3,485 | #153 |
| 1932 | 930 | — | #3,333 | #164 |
| 1931 | 892 | — | #2,810 | #164 |
| 1930 | 908 | — | #3,113 | #165 |
| 1929 | 809 | — | #3,195 | #175 |
| 1928 | 926 | — | #2,032 | #164 |
| 1927 | 938 | — | #2,358 | #161 |
| 1926 | 893 | — | #2,599 | #167 |
| 1925 | 782 | — | #3,159 | #184 |
| 1924 | 811 | — | #3,009 | #179 |
| 1923 | 737 | — | #4,064 | #188 |
| 1922 | 814 | — | #3,731 | #174 |
| 1921 | 728 | — | #2,980 | #192 |
| 1920 | 771 | — | #4,052 | #185 |
| 1919 | 760 | — | #2,680 | #174 |
| 1918 | 718 | — | #3,576 | #184 |
| 1917 | 600 | — | #4,742 | #198 |
| 1916 | 602 | — | #3,328 | #192 |
| 1915 | 578 | — | — | #192 |
| 1914 | 447 | — | — | #192 |
| 1913 | 379 | — | #3,288 | #182 |
| 1912 | 298 | — | — | #194 |
| 1911 | 205 | — | — | #164 |
| 1910 | 188 | — | — | #164 |
| 1909 | 163 | — | — | #154 |
| 1908 | 152 | — | — | #155 |
| 1907 | 160 | — | — | #144 |
| 1906 | 133 | — | #2,020 | #155 |
| 1905 | 152 | — | — | #140 |
| 1904 | 156 | — | — | #136 |
| 1903 | 155 | — | — | #125 |
| 1902 | 124 | — | — | #148 |
| 1901 | 117 | — | — | #140 |
| 1900 | 192 | — | — | #121 |
| 1899 | 119 | — | — | #134 |
| 1898 | 125 | — | — | #142 |
| 1897 | 115 | — | — | #140 |
| 1896 | 133 | — | — | #129 |
| 1895 | 96 | — | — | #164 |
| 1894 | 114 | — | — | #138 |
| 1893 | 143 | — | — | #115 |
| 1892 | 156 | — | — | #114 |
| 1891 | 113 | — | — | #122 |
| 1890 | 160 | — | — | #104 |
| 1889 | 116 | — | — | #119 |
| 1888 | 154 | — | — | #109 |
| 1887 | 140 | — | — | #102 |
| 1886 | 154 | — | — | #102 |
| 1885 | 129 | — | — | #108 |
| 1884 | 151 | — | — | #100 |
| 1883 | 120 | — | — | #109 |
| 1882 | 150 | — | — | #97 |
| 1881 | 148 | — | — | #86 |
| 1880 | 140 | — | — | #98 |