Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Dan

DAN · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Short for Daniel — God is my judge
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1917
2024 births82
Peak year1960
First appeared1880
Total US births106,473
1960 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Danny
In other languages
Daniele (Italian)Daniél (Spanish)

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