Danny: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: In the US, there were 507 baby boys born with the name Danny in 2021, average 1 out of 3670 baby boys.

Danny Overview

Meaning

God is my judge

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name Daniel, meaning “God is my judge.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈdæni/

Popularity

Danny remains a well-known name globally, with significant usage in countries like the USA, UK, and Ireland. In the USA, Danny ranked #601 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

22 (Influential, Visionary, Powerful)

Name Styles

Classic, Cute, Short

Associated Traits

Friendly, approachable, outgoing

Name Day

December 11th

Danny Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Daniel, Danilo, Danya, Dane, Dante, Danel, Danial, Dangelo, Dan, Danyon

Common Nicknames

Dan, Danno, D-Man, Dany, Daz, Dee, Dann, Dano, D, Dandie

Diminutives

Dan, Danny, Dany, Danno, Dee

Famous People

Danny DeVito
(American Actor)
Danny Glover
(American Actor)
Danny Trejo
(American Actor)
Danny Elfman
(American Composer)
Danny Boyle
(British Director)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Danny Ocean
("Ocean's Eleven" Film Series)
Danny Tanner
("Full House" TV Series)
Danny Zuko
("Grease" Film)
Danny Torrance
("The Shining" Film)
Danny Pink
("Doctor Who," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Danny?

Danny means “God is my judge,” reflecting a sense of fairness and divine justice.

What Is the Origin of The Name Danny?

Danny has Hebrew origins, derived from the name Daniel, which means “God is my judge.”

Danny Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Danny in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#6122022	#6012023
Top 3 Rankings	#391947	#391948	#391950

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Danny

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	601 (+11 from 2022)	470 (+14 from 2022)	0.02567
2022	612 (-59 from 2021)	456 (-58 from 2021)	0.02435
2021	553 (+14 from 2020)	514 (+20 from 2020)	0.02743
2020	567 (-45 from 2019)	494 (-52 from 2019)	0.02671
2019	522 (+13 from 2018)	546 (+21 from 2018)	0.02841
2018	535 (-33 from 2017)	525 (-52 from 2017)	0.02701
2017	502 (-23 from 2016)	577 (-64 from 2016)	0.02915
2016	479 (-50 from 2015)	641 (-74 from 2015)	0.03164
2015	429 No change from 2014	715 (+5 from 2014)	0.03497
2014	429 (-38 from 2013)	710 (-51 from 2013)	0.03465
2013	391 (-6 from 2012)	761 (-13 from 2012)	0.03766
2012	385 (-36 from 2011)	774 (-89 from 2011)	0.03814
2011	349 (-29 from 2010)	863 (-137 from 2010)	0.04248
2010	320 (-2 from 2009)	1000 (-3 from 2009)	0.04868
2009	318 (+12 from 2008)	1003 (+8 from 2008)	0.04729
2008	330 (-21 from 2007)	995 (-68 from 2007)	0.04563
2007	309 (-2 from 2006)	1063 (-11 from 2006)	0.04799
2006	307 (+6 from 2005)	1074 (+24 from 2005)	0.04899
2005	313 (-9 from 2004)	1050 (+12 from 2004)	0.04936
2004	304 (-16 from 2003)	1038 (-45 from 2003)	0.04912
2003	288 (-19 from 2002)	1083 (-77 from 2002)	0.05154
2002	269 (+23 from 2001)	1160 (+140 from 2001)	0.05613
2001	292 (-6 from 2000)	1020 (-39 from 2000)	0.04931
2000	286 (-11 from 1999)	1059 (-10 from 1999)	0.05071
1999	275 (-5 from 1998)	1069 (+13 from 1998)	0.05243
1998	270 (-17 from 1997)	1056 (-84 from 1997)	0.05208
1997	253 (-8 from 1996)	1140 (-66 from 1996)	0.05706
1996	245 (-10 from 1995)	1206 (-53 from 1995)	0.06019
1995	235 (-4 from 1994)	1259 (-20 from 1994)	0.06259
1994	231 (-17 from 1993)	1279 (-143 from 1993)	0.06275
1993	214 (-24 from 1992)	1422 (-201 from 1992)	0.06884
1992	190 (-17 from 1991)	1623 (-222 from 1991)	0.07732
1991	173 (-11 from 1990)	1845 (-74 from 1990)	0.08704
1990	162 (-4 from 1989)	1919 (+7 from 1989)	0.08917
1989	158 (-13 from 1988)	1912 (+11 from 1988)	0.09122
1988	145 (+4 from 1987)	1901 (+55 from 1987)	0.09494
1987	149 (-2 from 1986)	1846 (-67 from 1986)	0.09466
1986	147 (-6 from 1985)	1913 (-102 from 1985)	0.09955
1985	141 (-5 from 1984)	2015 (+15 from 1984)	0.10471
1984	136 (-3 from 1983)	2000 (-19 from 1983)	0.10657
1983	133 (+4 from 1982)	2019 (-27 from 1982)	0.10834
1982	137 (-7 from 1981)	2046 (-48 from 1981)	0.10842
1981	130 (-10 from 1980)	2094 (-173 from 1980)	0.11244
1980	120 (+1 from 1979)	2267 (+7 from 1979)	0.12223
1979	121 (-6 from 1978)	2260 (+52 from 1978)	0.12616
1978	115 (-4 from 1977)	2208 (-228 from 1977)	0.12923
1977	111 (-9 from 1976)	2436 (-58 from 1976)	0.14251
1976	102 (-8 from 1975)	2494 (-247 from 1975)	0.15276
1975	94 (-3 from 1974)	2741 (-120 from 1974)	0.16895
1974	91 (-8 from 1973)	2861 (-319 from 1973)	0.17549
1973	83 (+4 from 1972)	3180 (-126 from 1972)	0.19707
1972	87 (-5 from 1971)	3306 (-305 from 1971)	0.19749
1971	82 (+3 from 1970)	3611 (-155 from 1970)	0.19864
1970	85 (-12 from 1969)	3766 (-245 from 1969)	0.19771
1969	73 (-1 from 1968)	4011 (+28 from 1968)	0.21928
1968	72 (-4 from 1967)	3983 (-328 from 1967)	0.22434
1967	68 (-6 from 1966)	4311 (-409 from 1966)	0.24227
1966	62 (-6 from 1965)	4720 (-955 from 1965)	0.25968
1965	56 No change from 1964	5675 (-800 from 1964)	0.29954
1964	56 (-1 from 1963)	6475 (-623 from 1963)	0.31943
1963	55 (-1 from 1962)	7098 (-544 from 1962)	0.34379
1962	54 No change from 1961	7642 (-555 from 1961)	0.36361
1961	54 (-6 from 1960)	8197 (-414 from 1960)	0.38002
1960	48 No change from 1959	8611 (-115 from 1959)	0.39767
1959	48 (-3 from 1958)	8726 (-211 from 1958)	0.40277
1958	45 No change from 1957	8937 (+119 from 1957)	0.41473
1957	45 (+1 from 1956)	8818 (+252 from 1956)	0.40285
1956	46 (-1 from 1955)	8566 (-150 from 1955)	0.39912
1955	45 (-3 from 1954)	8716 (-390 from 1954)	0.41698
1954	42 (-1 from 1953)	9106 (+480 from 1953)	0.44009
1953	41 (-1 from 1952)	8626 (-195 from 1952)	0.43082
1952	40 (+1 from 1951)	8821 (+643 from 1951)	0.44702
1951	41 (-2 from 1950)	8178 (+34 from 1950)	0.42779
1950	39 (+1 from 1949)	8144 (+121 from 1949)	0.44777
1949	40 (-1 from 1948)	8023 (+16 from 1948)	0.44523
1948	39 No change from 1947	8007 (-61 from 1947)	0.44914
1947	39 (+7 from 1946)	8068 (+1418 from 1946)	0.43433
1946	46 (+10 from 1945)	6650 (+2474 from 1945)	0.40293
1945	56 (+20 from 1944)	4176 (+666 from 1944)	0.30450
1944	76 (+12 from 1943)	3510 (+612 from 1943)	0.25267
1943	88 (+22 from 1942)	2898 (+695 from 1942)	0.19923
1942	110 (+10 from 1941)	2203 (+559 from 1941)	0.15643
1941	120 (+6 from 1940)	1644 (+166 from 1940)	0.13101
1940	126 (+11 from 1939)	1478 (+207 from 1939)	0.12460
1939	137 No change from 1938	1271 (+62 from 1938)	0.11215
1938	137 (+15 from 1937)	1209 (+187 from 1937)	0.10638
1937	152 (+24 from 1936)	1022 (+264 from 1936)	0.09345
1936	176 (+16 from 1935)	758 (+88 from 1935)	0.07122
1935	192 (+12 from 1934)	670 (+66 from 1934)	0.06264
1934	204 (+26 from 1933)	604 (+102 from 1933)	0.05688
1933	230 (+37 from 1932)	502 (+80 from 1932)	0.04921
1932	267 (+14 from 1931)	422 (+35 from 1931)	0.03928
1931	281 (+7 from 1930)	387 (-4 from 1930)	0.03618
1930	288 (+24 from 1929)	391 (+77 from 1929)	0.03462
1929	312 (+31 from 1928)	314 (+37 from 1928)	0.02835
1928	343 (+73 from 1927)	277 (+68 from 1927)	0.02427
1927	416 (-20 from 1926)	209 (-14 from 1926)	0.01799
1926	396 (+61 from 1925)	223 (+49 from 1925)	0.01947
1925	457 (+106 from 1924)	174 (+48 from 1924)	0.01511
1924	563 (-7 from 1923)	126 (+2 from 1923)	0.01078
1923	556 (+64 from 1922)	124 (+16 from 1922)	0.01095
1922	620 (+10 from 1921)	108 (+6 from 1921)	0.00960
1921	630 (+44 from 1920)	102 (+12 from 1920)	0.00896
1920	674 (+46 from 1919)	90 (+13 from 1919)	0.00818
1919	720 (+41 from 1918)	77 (+5 from 1918)	0.00758
1918	761 (+23 from 1917)	72 (+8 from 1917)	0.00687
1917	784 (+188 from 1916)	64 (+21 from 1916)	0.00667
1916	972 (+43 from 1915)	43 (+4 from 1915)	0.00466
1915	1015 (+58 from 1914)	39 (+11 from 1914)	0.00443
1914	1073 (-238 from 1913)	28 (-5 from 1913)	0.00410
1913	835 (+433 from 1912)	33 (+19 from 1912)	0.00615
1912	1268 (-78 from 1911)	14 (+5 from 1911)	0.00310
1911	1190 (-145 from 1910)	9 (-1 from 1910)	0.00373
1910	1045 (-94 from 1909)	10 No change from 1909	0.00480
1909	951 (+70 from 1908)	10 (+2 from 1908)	0.00565
1908	1021 (+73 from 1907)	8 (+1 from 1907)	0.00481
1907	1094 (+139 from 1905)	7 (+2 from 1905)	0.00441
1906	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1905	1233 (-267 from 1904)	5 (-2 from 1904)	0.00349
1904	966 (+164 from 1903)	7 (+2 from 1903)	0.00505
1903	1130 (-336 from 1902)	5 (-4 from 1902)	0.00387
1902	794 (-15 from 1901)	9 (+1 from 1901)	0.00678
1901	779 (+271 from 1900)	8 (+1 from 1900)	0.00692
1900	1050 First SSA data recorded	7 First SSA data recorded	0.00432
1899	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1898	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1897	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1896	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1895	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1894	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1893	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1892	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1891	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1890	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1889	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1882	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1881	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Danny

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#4302021

#4372022

#4712023

Texas (TX)

#4832021

#6282022

#4592023

Ohio (OH)

#4612021

#7112022

#6172023

North Carolina (NC)

#6362021

#4792022

#6412023

Tennessee (TN)

#6962021

#4922022

#5422023

Kentucky (KY)

#3912021

#3772022

#4962023

Illinois (IL)

#8342021

#8292022

#8812023

New York (NY)

#4952021

#5972022

#4882023

Georgia (GA)

#6422021

#5272022

#5922023

Indiana (IN)

#7802021

#7882022

#5762023

Missouri (MO)

#6402021

#5422022

#5722023

Alabama (AL)

#4812021

#3942022

#4292023

Michigan (MI)

#10322021

#10262022

#8362023

Florida (FL)

#5082021

#6232022

#5022023

Arkansas (AR)

#3372020

#4992021

#4032023

Oklahoma (OK)

#4222020

#3702021

#4672022

Virginia (VA)

#6322021

#7252022

#7212023

West Virginia (WV)

#2162011

#3402015

#2672016

Louisiana (LA)

#5812020

#6582021

#6642022

Mississippi (MS)

#4692020

#5592021

#5532022

South Carolina (SC)

#6372021

#5852022

#7502023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#8712021

#7112022

#10192023

Iowa (IA)

#5882015

#3772018

#5072019

Kansas (KS)

#4242016

#4172020

#4632021

Arizona (AZ)

#5652021

#7552022

#5422023

Washington (WA)

#4332021

#6992022

#6932023

Colorado (CO)

#7332020

#4752021

#5672023

New Jersey (NJ)

#9512021

#6222022

#5552023

New Mexico (NM)

#3922016

#3912019

#3432020

Wisconsin (WI)

#8002018

#7022020

#7192021

Minnesota (MN)

#7442021

#8572022

#6682023

Oregon (OR)

#6282018

#6342019

#5432020

Maryland (MD)

#6472020

#3852021

#8292022

Massachusetts (MA)

#4242020

#7672021

#5142022

Utah (UT)

#5682021

#6932022

#3562023

Nebraska (NE)

#3342017

#3982022

#3352023

Idaho (ID)

#3992011

#4222018

#3232021

Connecticut (CT)

#4792017

#4782018

#4582022

Maine (ME)

#1211984

#1511987

#1481989

South Dakota (SD)

#1491982

#1571984

#1621985

Nevada (NV)

#3842019

#4582021

#5202023

Montana (MT)

#1791980

#1881984

#1831990

District of Columbia (DC)

#1972008

#2062009

#1722011

North Dakota (ND)

#1491973

#1331975

#1601978

Hawaii (HI)

#2372008

#2852011

#2822017

Wyoming (WY)

#911979

#891980

#1201983

New Hampshire (NH)

#1131977

#1471980

#1581987

Vermont (VT)

#1091971

#1091974

#941975

Alaska (AK)

#851978

#1411979

#1581985

Rhode Island (RI)

#2142003

#1972005

#2062006

Delaware (DE)

#1631994

#1812011

#2052014

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Danny a Name for Boys or Girls?

Danny is typically a male name. This usage stems from its origins as a diminutive of the Hebrew name Daniel, traditionally given to boys.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Danny

Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: HebrewDaniel
Danilo
Danya
Dane
Meaning: Enduring
Origin: Latin, ItalianDante
Danel
Danial
Dangelo
Dan
Danyon

Danny in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

Danny DeVito (Actor, 1944): An American actor, comedian, and filmmaker known for his roles in "Taxi" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
Danny Glover (Actor, 1946): An American actor, producer, and political activist, famous for his role in the "Lethal Weapon" film series.
Danny Trejo (Actor, 1944): A renowned American actor known for his tough-guy roles in "Machete" and "Desperado."
Danny Elfman (Composer, 1953): A musician, singer, and composer known for his work with Oingo Boingo and film scores for Tim Burton.
Danny Boyle (Director, 1956): A British film director and producer, best known for directing "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Trainspotting."

Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: HebrewDani
Denny
Donny
Davy
Benny
Manny
Lanny
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: HebrewJohnny
Kenny
Sammy

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