Danny

Meaning and origin of Danny

Popularity of Danny in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1993.
• Over recent years, Danny has been falling (−5.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Danny every 29 schools, all spellings combined.

Danny in English-speaking countries

Danny ranks 66^th in Ireland, 92^nd in Northern Ireland and 251^st in Scotland, against 1,445^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  66^th boys’ name266 babies in 3 years1 boy in 270+0.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  92^nd boys’ name78 babies in 3 years1 boy in 327−2.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  251^st boys’ name48 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,249

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  503^rd boys’ name233 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,547−9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  623^rd boys’ name1,358 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,786−2.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  903^rd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,150

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada) and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Dany160
• Dani80

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Danny

• Darwin
• Jackson
• Cédric
• Sheldon
• Marlow
• Ayrton
• Teddy
• Alvin
• Blessing
• Daryl
• Tayler
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