Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Danny

DAN-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Diminutive of 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#641
2024 births435
Peak year1954
First appeared1900
Total US births286,194
1954 peak19001931196219932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dan
Alternate spellings
DaniDannie
In other languages
Daniele (Italian)

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