Danny
Boy · DAN-ee · Hebrew
Big in Northern Ireland
Danny is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 401st for boys in the UK (116 babies) and 628th for boys in the US (445 babies).
What does Danny mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Daniel
“God is my judge”
A pet form of Daniel; the song Danny Boy, sung to the Londonderry Air, made it famous.
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Is Danny a girl's or a boy's name?
Danny is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 116 boys in the UK and 17 girls and 445 boys in the US.
How popular is Danny in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #401among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 116about 1 in 2,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 116 boys in the UK were named Danny, making it the 401st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 277th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 588 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Danny since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Danny in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 123 boys in the UK were given Danny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #385, up from #401 for this spelling alone.
- Danny 116
- Dani 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 469th in England and Wales, 333rd in Scotland and 103rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#86) and 1994 (#91).
Danny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116 | #401 |
| 2024 | 123 | #385 |
| 2023 | 120 | #388 |
| 2022 | 165 | #308 |
| 2021 | 162 | #322 |
| 2020 | 186 | #277 |
| 2019 | 175 | #313 |
| 2018 | 212 | #267 |
| 2017 | 225 | #264 |
| 2016 | 267 | #230 |
| 2015 | 325 | #198 |
| 2014 | 347 | #189 |
| 2013 | 329 | #197 |
| 2012 | 350 | #190 |
| 2011 | 377 | #171 |
| 2010 | 395 | #163 |
| 2009 | 351 | #176 |
| 2008 | 389 | #160 |
| 2007 | 425 | #144 |
| 2006 | 413 | #146 |
| 2005 | 430 | #139 |
| 2004 | 443 | #135 |
| 2003 | 424 | #133 |
| 2002 | 366 | #138 |
| 2001 | 406 | #127 |
| 2000 | 359 | #130 |
| 1999 | 396 | #129 |
| 1998 | 486 | #118 |
| 1997 | 552 | #104 |
| 1996 | 588 | #100 |
How popular is Danny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #628among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 445about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 445 boys in the US were named Danny, making it the 628th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 1954, with 9,103 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900. 17 girls were also named Danny in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Danny in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 524 boys in the US were given Danny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #552, up from #628 for this spelling alone.
Danny in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 445 | #628 |
| 2024 | 440 | #636 |
| 2023 | 473 | #600 |
| 2022 | 456 | #613 |
| 2021 | 517 | #552 |
| 2020 | 494 | #567 |
| 2019 | 546 | #522 |
| 2018 | 525 | #535 |
| 2017 | 577 | #502 |
| 2016 | 641 | #479 |
| 2015 | 715 | #429 |
| 2014 | 710 | #429 |
| 2013 | 762 | #391 |
| 2012 | 774 | #385 |
| 2011 | 863 | #349 |
| 2010 | 1,000 | #320 |
| 2009 | 1,003 | #318 |
| 2008 | 995 | #330 |
| 2007 | 1,064 | #309 |
| 2006 | 1,074 | #307 |
| 2005 | 1,050 | #313 |
| 2004 | 1,039 | #304 |
| 2003 | 1,083 | #288 |
| 2002 | 1,160 | #269 |
| 2001 | 1,020 | #292 |
| 2000 | 1,059 | #286 |
| 1999 | 1,069 | #275 |
| 1998 | 1,057 | #269 |
| 1997 | 1,140 | #253 |
| 1996 | 1,206 | #245 |
| 1995 | 1,259 | #235 |
| 1994 | 1,279 | #231 |
| 1993 | 1,422 | #214 |
| 1992 | 1,623 | #190 |
| 1991 | 1,845 | #173 |
| 1990 | 1,919 | #162 |
| 1989 | 1,911 | #158 |
| 1988 | 1,902 | #145 |
| 1987 | 1,846 | #149 |
| 1986 | 1,913 | #147 |
| 1985 | 2,015 | #141 |
| 1984 | 2,000 | #136 |
| 1983 | 2,019 | #133 |
| 1982 | 2,045 | #137 |
| 1981 | 2,094 | #130 |
| 1980 | 2,267 | #120 |
| 1979 | 2,258 | #121 |
| 1978 | 2,209 | #115 |
| 1977 | 2,437 | #111 |
| 1976 | 2,494 | #102 |
| 1975 | 2,740 | #94 |
| 1974 | 2,859 | #91 |
| 1973 | 3,181 | #83 |
| 1972 | 3,306 | #87 |
| 1971 | 3,611 | #82 |
| 1970 | 3,768 | #85 |
| 1969 | 4,010 | #73 |
| 1968 | 3,984 | #72 |
| 1967 | 4,310 | #68 |
| 1966 | 4,721 | #62 |
| 1965 | 5,675 | #56 |
| 1964 | 6,476 | #56 |
| 1963 | 7,101 | #55 |
| 1962 | 7,644 | #54 |
| 1961 | 8,199 | #54 |
| 1960 | 8,611 | #48 |
| 1959 | 8,727 | #48 |
| 1958 | 8,934 | #45 |
| 1957 | 8,820 | #45 |
| 1956 | 8,565 | #46 |
| 1955 | 8,721 | #45 |
| 1954 | 9,103 | #42 |
| 1953 | 8,627 | #41 |
| 1952 | 8,821 | #40 |
| 1951 | 8,179 | #41 |
| 1950 | 8,143 | #39 |
| 1949 | 8,023 | #40 |
| 1948 | 8,009 | #39 |
| 1947 | 8,069 | #39 |
| 1946 | 6,650 | #46 |
| 1945 | 4,175 | #56 |
| 1944 | 3,511 | #76 |
| 1943 | 2,898 | #88 |
| 1942 | 2,203 | #110 |
| 1941 | 1,644 | #120 |
| 1940 | 1,479 | #126 |
| 1939 | 1,271 | #137 |
| 1938 | 1,208 | #137 |
| 1937 | 1,022 | #152 |
| 1936 | 758 | #176 |
| 1935 | 670 | #192 |
| 1934 | 604 | #204 |
| 1933 | 502 | #230 |
| 1932 | 423 | #265 |
| 1931 | 387 | #281 |
| 1930 | 390 | #289 |
| 1929 | 314 | #312 |
| 1928 | 277 | #343 |
| 1927 | 209 | #416 |
| 1926 | 223 | #396 |
| 1925 | 174 | #457 |
| 1924 | 126 | #563 |
| 1923 | 124 | #556 |
| 1922 | 108 | #620 |
| 1921 | 102 | #630 |
| 1920 | 90 | #674 |
| 1919 | 77 | #720 |
| 1918 | 72 | #761 |
| 1917 | 64 | #784 |
| 1916 | 43 | #972 |
| 1915 | 39 | #1,015 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,073 |
| 1913 | 33 | #835 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,267 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,189 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,044 |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,021 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 9 | #793 |
| 1901 | 8 | #778 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
Nicknames for Danny
- Dan 30 boys in the UK in 2025
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