Dan
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Dan meaning
Diminutive of Daniel, which means “God is my judge”
Dan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,913 in 2024
Dan popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #97 | 140 |
| 1881 | #86 | 148 |
| 1890 | #104 | 160 |
| 1900 | #120 | 192 |
| 1910 | #164 | 188 |
| 1920 | #185 | 764 |
| 1930 | #165 | 899 |
| 1940 | #155 | 1,097 |
| 1950 | #129 | 2,085 |
| 1960 | #111 | 3,697 |
| 1970 | #232 | 1,021 |
| 1980 | #461 | 335 |
| 1990 | #658 | 234 |
| 2000 | #932 | 163 |
| 2010 | #1,425 | 116 |
| 2020 | #1,766 | 86 |
| 2024 | #1,913 | 82 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #97 | 140 |
| 1881 | #86 | 148 |
| 1882 | #97 | 150 |
| 1883 | #108 | 120 |
| 1884 | #100 | 151 |
| 1885 | #108 | 129 |
| 1886 | #102 | 154 |
| 1887 | #102 | 140 |
| 1888 | #109 | 154 |
| 1889 | #119 | 116 |
| 1890 | #104 | 160 |
| 1891 | #122 | 113 |
| 1892 | #114 | 156 |
| 1893 | #115 | 143 |
| 1894 | #138 | 114 |
| 1895 | #162 | 96 |
| 1896 | #129 | 133 |
| 1897 | #140 | 115 |
| 1898 | #142 | 125 |
| 1899 | #134 | 119 |
| 1900 | #120 | 192 |
| 1901 | #140 | 117 |
| 1902 | #147 | 124 |
| 1903 | #125 | 155 |
| 1904 | #136 | 156 |
| 1905 | #140 | 152 |
| 1906 | #154 | 128 |
| 1907 | #144 | 160 |
| 1908 | #155 | 152 |
| 1909 | #153 | 163 |
| 1910 | #164 | 188 |
| 1911 | #164 | 205 |
| 1912 | #194 | 298 |
| 1913 | #182 | 374 |
| 1914 | #192 | 447 |
| 1915 | #192 | 578 |
| 1916 | #192 | 594 |
| 1917 | #198 | 595 |
| 1918 | #184 | 710 |
| 1919 | #174 | 748 |
| 1920 | #185 | 764 |
| 1921 | #192 | 717 |
| 1922 | #174 | 806 |
| 1923 | #188 | 730 |
| 1924 | #179 | 800 |
| 1925 | #184 | 772 |
| 1926 | #167 | 880 |
| 1927 | #161 | 923 |
| 1928 | #164 | 908 |
| 1929 | #175 | 800 |
| 1930 | #165 | 899 |
| 1931 | #164 | 882 |
| 1932 | #164 | 922 |
| 1933 | #153 | 938 |
| 1934 | #154 | 939 |
| 1935 | #150 | 1,015 |
| 1936 | #155 | 965 |
| 1937 | #149 | 1,033 |
| 1938 | #156 | 1,040 |
| 1939 | #161 | 996 |
| 1940 | #155 | 1,097 |
| 1941 | #152 | 1,154 |
| 1942 | #147 | 1,344 |
| 1943 | #139 | 1,538 |
| 1944 | #144 | 1,488 |
| 1945 | #127 | 1,726 |
| 1946 | #116 | 2,194 |
| 1947 | #109 | 2,702 |
| 1948 | #113 | 2,495 |
| 1949 | #125 | 2,279 |
| 1950 | #129 | 2,085 |
| 1951 | #136 | 1,992 |
| 1952 | #129 | 2,311 |
| 1953 | #139 | 2,166 |
| 1954 | #139 | 2,153 |
| 1955 | #136 | 2,304 |
| 1956 | #133 | 2,437 |
| 1957 | #121 | 3,194 |
| 1958 | #109 | 3,693 |
| 1959 | #110 | 3,675 |
| 1960 | #111 | 3,697 |
| 1961 | #115 | 3,417 |
| 1962 | #120 | 3,115 |
| 1963 | #124 | 2,823 |
| 1964 | #139 | 2,369 |
| 1965 | #155 | 1,991 |
| 1966 | #174 | 1,538 |
| 1967 | #184 | 1,329 |
| 1968 | #191 | 1,271 |
| 1969 | #212 | 1,159 |
| 1970 | #232 | 1,021 |
| 1971 | #250 | 902 |
| 1972 | #281 | 677 |
| 1973 | #305 | 573 |
| 1974 | #350 | 479 |
| 1975 | #369 | 448 |
| 1976 | #384 | 400 |
| 1977 | #402 | 378 |
| 1978 | #429 | 343 |
| 1979 | #447 | 329 |
| 1980 | #461 | 335 |
| 1981 | #435 | 362 |
| 1982 | #478 | 315 |
| 1983 | #500 | 280 |
| 1984 | #525 | 265 |
| 1985 | #536 | 264 |
| 1986 | #545 | 268 |
| 1987 | #599 | 231 |
| 1988 | #587 | 249 |
| 1989 | #645 | 240 |
| 1990 | #658 | 234 |
| 1991 | #667 | 230 |
| 1992 | #709 | 209 |
| 1993 | #716 | 208 |
| 1994 | #792 | 178 |
| 1995 | #820 | 171 |
| 1996 | #817 | 176 |
| 1997 | #857 | 165 |
| 1998 | #939 | 150 |
| 1999 | #1,006 | 139 |
| 2000 | #932 | 163 |
| 2001 | #1,027 | 143 |
| 2002 | #1,012 | 153 |
| 2003 | #1,060 | 146 |
| 2004 | #1,132 | 139 |
| 2005 | #1,061 | 156 |
| 2006 | #1,229 | 136 |
| 2007 | #1,180 | 149 |
| 2008 | #1,275 | 136 |
| 2009 | #1,442 | 116 |
| 2010 | #1,425 | 116 |
| 2011 | #1,495 | 108 |
| 2012 | #1,498 | 107 |
| 2013 | #1,694 | 87 |
| 2014 | #1,559 | 102 |
| 2015 | #1,703 | 91 |
| 2016 | #1,610 | 100 |
| 2017 | #1,642 | 96 |
| 2018 | #1,656 | 97 |
| 2019 | #1,612 | 102 |
| 2020 | #1,766 | 86 |
| 2021 | #1,931 | 78 |
| 2022 | #1,826 | 88 |
| 2023 | #1,694 | 100 |
| 2024 | #1,913 | 82 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Dan” (revision 92709325), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Daniel” (revision 93369546), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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