The Name Guru

Danny Name Meaning, Popularity and Origins

Origin:

Hebrew

Gender Distribution:

99% Masculine / 1% Feminine

Meaning:

Danny means 'God is my judge'.

Meaning of the Name Danny

Danny is a diminutive of the name Daniel, which means 'God is my judge'. It originated from the Hebrew name Daniyyel. The name became popular in English-speaking countries in the 20th century. It can also be used as a nickname for other names starting with the 'Dan' sound, such as Danica or Danielle.

Popularity of the Name Danny

The popularity for the name Danny peaked in popularity in the year 1954 with 9,103 births, which ranked number 82 out of 9,880 unique names for that year. Danny had the most female births in 1959 with 42, which ranked number 1,698 out of 7,195 female names for that year, and had the most male births in 1954 with 9,103, which ranked number 42 out of 4,360 male names for that year. The number of births for the name Danny has declined sharply over the last ten years from 787 births to 469 births, a decline of -40.41%. Among males, Danny has declined sharply in popularity over the last ten years from 774 births to 454 births, a decline of -41.34%. Among females, Danny has increased sharply in popularity over the last ten years from 13 births to 15 births, an increase of 15.38%.

Nationwide Popularity of Danny

20 Year Trend of Danny: -59.88%
10 Year Trend of Danny: -40.41%
10 Year Male Trend of Danny: -41.34%
10 Year Female Trend of Danny: 15.38%

Popularity of Danny by State

For males, Danny was most popular in Southeastern states with 132 births in the region. It was most commonly seen in CA, with 78 male births. See below for a full state by state breakdown of the name Danny. States with less than five births recorded will not be shown.

State	Male Births	Male Gender Rank	Female Births	Female Gender Rank
AL	13	389	< 5	N/A
AZ	7	733	< 5	N/A
CA	78	435	< 5	N/A
CT	6	445	< 5	N/A
FL	25	613	< 5	N/A
GA	18	548	< 5	N/A
IL	10	811	< 5	N/A
IN	7	769	< 5	N/A
KY	12	370	< 5	N/A
LA	7	643	< 5	N/A
MA	9	507	< 5	N/A
MD	5	798	< 5	N/A
MI	6	1000	< 5	N/A
MN	5	826	< 5	N/A
MO	10	529	< 5	N/A
MS	5	529	< 5	N/A
NC	21	476	< 5	N/A
NE	6	385	< 5	N/A
NJ	11	610	< 5	N/A
NY	25	592	< 5	N/A
OH	12	698	< 5	N/A
OK	9	448	< 5	N/A
PA	12	697	< 5	N/A
SC	7	571	< 5	N/A
TN	15	487	< 5	N/A
TX	48	624	< 5	N/A
UT	5	673	< 5	N/A
VA	9	712	< 5	N/A
WA	9	682	< 5	N/A

2024 Popularity Projections for Danny

Total Births of Danny: 445 (-5.04%)
Male Births of Danny: 430 (-5.19%)
Female Births of Danny: 15 (1.44%)

Given the downward trend of Danny over the last 10 years, we expect this to continue in 2024 with roughly a -5.04% decrease in total births, for a total of 445 births in 2024. Male births for Danny have been decreasing over the past decade, so we anticipate roughly 430 male births in 2024, a decrease of -5.19%. For Females, births for Danny have been increasing over the past 10 years, and we expect roughly 15 female births in 2024, an increase of 1.44%.