Danny remains a common boys' name (#628 in 2025), down from a peak of #39 in 1947.
Danny is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #628 among boys (445) and #6,600 among girls (17) — overall #1,243 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 462 | 462 | #6,600 | #628 |
| 2024 | 451 | 451 | #9,075 | #636 |
| 2023 | 488 | 488 | #7,338 | #600 |
| 2022 | 471 | 471 | #7,367 | #614 |
| 2021 | 534 | 534 | #6,759 | #553 |
| 2020 | 508 | 508 | #7,649 | #567 |
| 2019 | 557 | 557 | #9,270 | #522 |
| 2018 | 537 | 537 | #8,740 | #535 |
| 2017 | 588 | 588 | #9,474 | #502 |
| 2016 | 653 | 653 | #9,024 | #479 |
| 2015 | 724 | 724 | #11,118 | #429 |
| 2014 | 717 | 717 | #13,419 | #429 |
| 2013 | 773 | 773 | #9,756 | #391 |
| 2012 | 787 | 792 | #8,752 | #385 |
| 2011 | 868 | 868 | #17,427 | #349 |
| 2010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | #10,609 | #320 |
| 2009 | 1,020 | 1,020 | #7,426 | #318 |
| 2008 | 1,005 | 1,005 | #11,003 | #330 |
| 2007 | 1,074 | 1,080 | #11,040 | #309 |
| 2006 | 1,079 | 1,086 | #17,797 | #307 |
| 2005 | 1,058 | 1,069 | #12,101 | #313 |
| 2004 | 1,053 | 1,070 | #7,939 | #304 |
| 2003 | 1,089 | 1,101 | #14,298 | #288 |
| 2002 | 1,170 | 1,182 | #9,671 | #269 |
| 2001 | 1,020 | 1,030 | — | #292 |
| 2000 | 1,066 | 1,079 | #12,100 | #286 |
| 1999 | 1,075 | 1,086 | #13,077 | #275 |
| 1998 | 1,067 | 1,090 | #8,739 | #269 |
| 1997 | 1,153 | — | #6,950 | #253 |
| 1996 | 1,219 | — | #6,814 | #245 |
| 1995 | 1,271 | — | #7,166 | #235 |
| 1994 | 1,291 | — | #7,218 | #231 |
| 1993 | 1,437 | — | #6,023 | #214 |
| 1992 | 1,637 | — | #6,385 | #190 |
| 1991 | 1,862 | — | #5,465 | #173 |
| 1990 | 1,933 | — | #6,202 | #162 |
| 1989 | 1,927 | — | #5,348 | #158 |
| 1988 | 1,923 | — | #4,202 | #145 |
| 1987 | 1,862 | — | #4,900 | #149 |
| 1986 | 1,930 | — | #4,583 | #147 |
| 1985 | 2,035 | — | #4,006 | #141 |
| 1984 | 2,025 | — | #3,343 | #136 |
| 1983 | 2,041 | — | #3,582 | #133 |
| 1982 | 2,059 | — | #4,990 | #137 |
| 1981 | 2,109 | — | #4,779 | #130 |
| 1980 | 2,285 | — | #4,183 | #120 |
| 1979 | 2,274 | — | #4,457 | #121 |
| 1978 | 2,228 | — | #3,805 | #115 |
| 1977 | 2,457 | — | #3,643 | #111 |
| 1976 | 2,527 | — | #2,447 | #102 |
| 1975 | 2,771 | — | #2,523 | #94 |
| 1974 | 2,889 | — | #2,511 | #91 |
| 1973 | 3,202 | — | #3,140 | #83 |
| 1972 | 3,338 | — | #2,319 | #87 |
| 1971 | 3,639 | — | #2,608 | #82 |
| 1970 | 3,799 | — | #2,407 | #85 |
| 1969 | 4,052 | — | #1,937 | #73 |
| 1968 | 4,012 | — | #2,311 | #72 |
| 1967 | 4,334 | — | #2,505 | #68 |
| 1966 | 4,741 | — | #2,772 | #62 |
| 1965 | 5,705 | — | #2,161 | #56 |
| 1964 | 6,502 | — | #2,425 | #56 |
| 1963 | 7,129 | — | #2,264 | #55 |
| 1962 | 7,682 | — | #1,862 | #54 |
| 1961 | 8,235 | — | #1,929 | #54 |
| 1960 | 8,639 | — | #2,203 | #48 |
| 1959 | 8,769 | — | #1,700 | #48 |
| 1958 | 8,968 | — | #1,879 | #45 |
| 1957 | 8,855 | — | #1,848 | #45 |
| 1956 | 8,594 | — | #2,011 | #46 |
| 1955 | 8,746 | — | #2,167 | #45 |
| 1954 | 9,126 | — | #2,254 | #42 |
| 1953 | 8,653 | — | #2,030 | #41 |
| 1952 | 8,858 | — | #1,583 | #40 |
| 1951 | 8,205 | — | #1,927 | #41 |
| 1950 | 8,159 | — | #2,572 | #39 |
| 1949 | 8,048 | — | #1,926 | #40 |
| 1948 | 8,030 | — | #2,140 | #39 |
| 1947 | 8,090 | — | #2,155 | #39 |
| 1946 | 6,667 | — | #2,334 | #46 |
| 1945 | 4,195 | — | #1,887 | #56 |
| 1944 | 3,523 | — | #2,651 | #76 |
| 1943 | 2,911 | — | #2,581 | #88 |
| 1942 | 2,212 | — | #3,230 | #111 |
| 1941 | 1,656 | — | #2,564 | #120 |
| 1940 | 1,484 | — | #4,494 | #126 |
| 1939 | 1,280 | — | #2,962 | #137 |
| 1938 | 1,217 | — | #2,978 | #137 |
| 1937 | 1,031 | — | #2,985 | #152 |
| 1936 | 764 | — | #3,789 | #176 |
| 1935 | 670 | — | — | #192 |
| 1934 | 610 | — | #3,904 | #204 |
| 1933 | 508 | — | #3,836 | #230 |
| 1932 | 423 | — | — | #265 |
| 1931 | 397 | — | #2,811 | #281 |
| 1930 | 395 | — | #4,698 | #289 |
| 1929 | 319 | — | #4,718 | #312 |
| 1928 | 288 | — | #2,811 | #343 |
| 1927 | 209 | — | — | #416 |
| 1926 | 231 | — | #3,637 | #396 |
| 1925 | 182 | — | #3,750 | #457 |
| 1924 | 126 | — | — | #563 |
| 1923 | 124 | — | — | #556 |
| 1922 | 108 | — | — | #620 |
| 1921 | 102 | — | — | #633 |
| 1920 | 90 | — | — | #675 |
| 1919 | 77 | — | — | #723 |
| 1918 | 77 | — | #4,991 | #764 |
| 1917 | 64 | — | — | #786 |
| 1916 | 43 | — | — | #974 |
| 1915 | 39 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1913 | 33 | — | — | #839 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1911 | 9 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #965 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #991 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | — | #808 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #791 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,069 |