NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Dan Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Dan: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 106,554 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
106,554
Peak year
1960 #111
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-11.6%

In the 1960s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011108#1498
2012107#1501
201388#1687
2014102#1559
201591#1706
2016100#1610
201796#1650
201897#1659
2019103#1608
202086#1769
202178#1934
202288#1830
2023100#1698
202482#1925
202578#1962

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1960

CA
491
MI
301
IL
263
OH
258
MN
193
WI
152

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