Dan
Mostly boys · DAN · Hebrew
Big in Northern Ireland
Dan is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he judged”. In 2025 it ranked 1,080th for boys in the UK (30 babies) and 1,959th for boys in the US (78 babies).
What does Dan mean?
Hebrew: short form of Daniel; also a biblical name in its own right
“he judged”
In the Bible Dan was a son of Jacob and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Say it
- DAN
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Is Dan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dan has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 30 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 78 boys in the US.
How popular is Dan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,080among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were named Dan, making it the 1,080th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 54 boys. 4 girls were also named Dan in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 12% of the babies named Dan in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Dan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,028 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 31 | #1,045 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 33 | #979 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 32 | #969 |
| 2009 | 34 | #900 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 48 | #667 |
| 2006 | 47 | #666 |
| 2005 | 54 | #552 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 45 | #571 |
| 2002 | 48 | #505 |
| 2001 | 46 | #498 |
| 2000 | 40 | #548 |
| 1999 | 42 | #531 |
| 1998 | 39 | #541 |
| 1997 | 41 | #510 |
| 1996 | 27 | #645 |
How popular is Dan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,959among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 78about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 78 boys in the US were named Dan, making it the 1,959th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,766th. Its busiest year was 1960, with 3,696 boys. 10 girls were also named Dan in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dan in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 1962, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #1,959 |
| 2024 | 82 | #1,921 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1,694 |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,826 |
| 2021 | 78 | #1,930 |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,766 |
| 2019 | 103 | #1,606 |
| 2018 | 97 | #1,657 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,644 |
| 2016 | 100 | #1,610 |
| 2015 | 91 | #1,703 |
| 2014 | 102 | #1,559 |
| 2013 | 88 | #1,684 |
| 2012 | 107 | #1,498 |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,495 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,425 |
| 2009 | 117 | #1,433 |
| 2008 | 136 | #1,276 |
| 2007 | 150 | #1,176 |
| 2006 | 136 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 157 | #1,052 |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,131 |
| 2003 | 146 | #1,059 |
| 2002 | 153 | #1,011 |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,026 |
| 2000 | 163 | #930 |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,004 |
| 1998 | 150 | #938 |
| 1997 | 165 | #855 |
| 1996 | 176 | #815 |
| 1995 | 171 | #817 |
| 1994 | 178 | #790 |
| 1993 | 208 | #715 |
| 1992 | 209 | #707 |
| 1991 | 230 | #665 |
| 1990 | 234 | #656 |
| 1989 | 240 | #642 |
| 1988 | 250 | #586 |
| 1987 | 231 | #599 |
| 1986 | 268 | #545 |
| 1985 | 264 | #536 |
| 1984 | 265 | #525 |
| 1983 | 280 | #500 |
| 1982 | 313 | #482 |
| 1981 | 362 | #435 |
| 1980 | 335 | #461 |
| 1979 | 329 | #447 |
| 1978 | 343 | #429 |
| 1977 | 378 | #402 |
| 1976 | 400 | #384 |
| 1975 | 448 | #369 |
| 1974 | 479 | #350 |
| 1973 | 573 | #305 |
| 1972 | 677 | #281 |
| 1971 | 902 | #250 |
| 1970 | 1,021 | #232 |
| 1969 | 1,159 | #212 |
| 1968 | 1,271 | #191 |
| 1967 | 1,329 | #184 |
| 1966 | 1,538 | #174 |
| 1965 | 1,992 | #155 |
| 1964 | 2,370 | #139 |
| 1963 | 2,823 | #124 |
| 1962 | 3,117 | #120 |
| 1961 | 3,414 | #115 |
| 1960 | 3,696 | #111 |
| 1959 | 3,675 | #110 |
| 1958 | 3,692 | #109 |
| 1957 | 3,194 | #121 |
| 1956 | 2,437 | #133 |
| 1955 | 2,304 | #136 |
| 1954 | 2,154 | #139 |
| 1953 | 2,165 | #139 |
| 1952 | 2,311 | #129 |
| 1951 | 1,992 | #136 |
| 1950 | 2,085 | #129 |
| 1949 | 2,279 | #125 |
| 1948 | 2,495 | #113 |
| 1947 | 2,702 | #109 |
| 1946 | 2,194 | #116 |
| 1945 | 1,726 | #127 |
| 1944 | 1,488 | #144 |
| 1943 | 1,538 | #139 |
| 1942 | 1,344 | #147 |
| 1941 | 1,154 | #152 |
| 1940 | 1,097 | #155 |
| 1939 | 996 | #161 |
| 1938 | 1,040 | #156 |
| 1937 | 1,033 | #149 |
| 1936 | 965 | #155 |
| 1935 | 1,015 | #150 |
| 1934 | 939 | #154 |
| 1933 | 938 | #153 |
| 1932 | 922 | #164 |
| 1931 | 882 | #164 |
| 1930 | 899 | #165 |
| 1929 | 800 | #175 |
| 1928 | 908 | #164 |
| 1927 | 923 | #161 |
| 1926 | 880 | #167 |
| 1925 | 772 | #184 |
| 1924 | 800 | #179 |
| 1923 | 730 | #188 |
| 1922 | 806 | #174 |
| 1921 | 717 | #192 |
| 1920 | 764 | #185 |
| 1919 | 748 | #174 |
| 1918 | 710 | #184 |
| 1917 | 595 | #198 |
| 1916 | 594 | #192 |
| 1915 | 578 | #192 |
| 1914 | 447 | #192 |
| 1913 | 374 | #182 |
| 1912 | 298 | #194 |
| 1911 | 205 | #164 |
| 1910 | 188 | #164 |
| 1909 | 163 | #153 |
| 1908 | 152 | #155 |
| 1907 | 160 | #144 |
| 1906 | 128 | #154 |
| 1905 | 152 | #140 |
| 1904 | 156 | #136 |
| 1903 | 155 | #125 |
| 1902 | 124 | #147 |
| 1901 | 117 | #140 |
| 1900 | 192 | #120 |
| 1899 | 119 | #134 |
| 1898 | 125 | #142 |
| 1897 | 115 | #140 |
| 1896 | 133 | #129 |
| 1895 | 96 | #162 |
| 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 | #108 |
| 1882 | 150 | #97 |
| 1881 | 148 | #86 |
| 1880 | 140 | #97 |
Nicknames for Dan
- Danny 116 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Dan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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