Masculine dossier · first seen 1900
Danny
Endangered
Down 95.1% from peak
Peak era
1954
Peak births
9,103
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Danny
How many people are named Danny?
An estimated 198,057 living Americans are named Danny.
How rare is Danny?
Danny is uncommon among babies today, with 445 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.1% from its 1954 peak.
How old is the typical Danny?
The median age of a living American named Danny is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 70 years old.
Is Danny still popular?
No. Danny is endangered as a baby name, down 95.1% from its 1954 peak with 445 births in 2025.
Where is Danny most common?
Danny has its strongest geographic signal in Arizona, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 19542025
Peak year
1954
Decline from peak
95.1%
2025
445
All-time
286,648
Where it lives now
Danny is most concentrated in Kentucky — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1950s. It also runs high in Arkansas.
States where Danny is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.