Danny
Pronounced D AE1 N IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1954
- 132 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Danny?
Danny is a boys' name, and first appears in 1893. It has been given to 296,825 children — the 131st most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 41% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1954, when 9,339 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Dannie and Dany — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Danny and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Dannie
- Dany
Nicknames
Danny is itself a short form of Daniel.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AE1 N IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Danny
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Danny
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Danny?
- Danny ranks 131st among boys' names in US records, with 296,825 births since 1893. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,870.
- Is Danny a unisex name?
- No. Danny is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Danny most popular?
- 1954, when 9,339 children were given the name. It has been in use for 132 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Danny spelled?
- Dannie, Dany. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.