Dany
Boy · DAN-ee · Hebrew
Dany is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Dany mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Danny; 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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Meaning borrowed from Danny. More on Wiktionary.
Is Dany a girl's or a boy's name?
Dany is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dany in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 boys.
Dany in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Dany in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Dany, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the boys named Dany in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 524 boys in the US were given Dany or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #552, up from #3,239 for this spelling alone.
Dany in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,073 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,045 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,873 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,161 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,955 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
Nicknames for Dany
- Dan 30 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Dany
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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