Dan Name Popularity

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How popular is Dan?

In 2018 the uncommon name Dan, ranked the 1,660th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dan is currently less popular.

Position 86, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1960 with 3,698 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Dan was 87 in 2013.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1908-1918, 1939-1947, and 1953-1958, the name Dan took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1963-1976 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Dan has been moving downward for a while. however, the number of children named Dan lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dan?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Dan is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Dan has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Dan (Girl)		Dan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	96	1,660
2017		< 5	--	96	1,642
2016		< 5	--	100	1,608
2015		< 5	--	90	1,717
2014		< 5	--	101	1,563
2013		< 5	--	87	1,698
2012		< 5	--	107	1,497
2011		< 5	--	108	1,495
2010		< 5	--	116	1,428
2009		< 5	--	116	1,442
2008		< 5	--	135	1,286
2007		< 5	--	147	1,193
2006		< 5	--	134	1,248
2005		< 5	--	156	1,063
2004		7	13,084	135	1,159
2003		5	16,349	143	1,083
2002		< 5	--	152	1,016
2001		7	12,364	143	1,030
2000		< 5	--	162	938
1999		< 5	--	139	1,009
1998		< 5	--	149	944
1997		< 5	--	165	857
1996		< 5	--	176	817
1995		< 5	--	171	820
1994		< 5	--	177	797
1993		< 5	--	209	714
1992		8	9,681	210	709
1991		< 5	--	228	671
1990		< 5	--	233	660
1989		6	11,155	240	646
1988		10	7,243	250	586
1987		< 5	--	229	601
1986		8	7,911	268	545
1985		7	8,547	265	536
1984		< 5	--	266	524
1983		8	7,443	279	500
1982		8	7,627	312	484
1981		9	6,917	363	435
1980		7	8,348	335	461
1979		6	9,236	329	447
1978		11	5,637	342	431
1977		< 5	--	378	402
1976		< 5	--	400	385
1975		5	9,376	447	369
1974		6	7,898	480	351
1973		5	8,692	572	306
1972		6	7,479	676	282
1971		7	6,741	902	250
1970		8	5,927	1,021	233
1969		8	5,549	1,161	212
1968		9	4,848	1,271	191
1967		5	6,992	1,328	184
1966		< 5	--	1,542	174
1965		6	5,938	1,993	155
1964		6	6,138	2,367	139
1963		< 5	--	2,828	124
1962		6	5,991	3,113	120
1961		5	6,747	3,414	115
1960		< 5	--	3,698	111
1959		8	4,705	3,677	110
1958		10	3,986	3,696	109
1957		8	4,602	3,191	121
1956		5	6,127	2,440	132
1955		10	3,834	2,300	136
1954		7	4,753	2,158	139
1953		6	5,167	2,166	139
1952		< 5	--	2,311	129
1951		8	4,097	1,992	136
1950		10	3,475	2,086	129
1949		12	3,041	2,280	125
1948		7	4,274	2,493	113
1947		9	3,772	2,703	109
1946		11	3,065	2,193	116
1945		6	4,127	1,726	127
1944		5	4,699	1,489	144
1943		< 5	--	1,538	139
1942		< 5	--	1,344	147
1941		< 5	--	1,152	152
1940		6	3,958	1,097	155
1939		< 5	--	994	161
1938		7	3,526	1,039	156
1937		8	3,201	1,033	149
1936		10	2,723	965	155
1935		9	2,972	1,015	151
1934		8	3,218	939	154
1933		7	3,485	938	153
1932		8	3,334	922	164
1931		10	2,808	883	164
1930		9	3,113	899	165
1929		9	3,195	799	175
1928		18	2,032	908	164
1927		15	2,358	923	161
1926		13	2,598	880	167
1925		10	3,158	772	184
1924		11	3,008	800	179
1923		7	4,066	731	188
1922		8	3,731	805	174
1921		11	2,980	717	192
1920		7	4,052	764	185
1919		12	2,680	748	174
1918		8	3,576	710	184
1917		5	4,743	595	198
1916		8	3,328	594	192
1915		< 5	--	578	192
1914		< 5	--	447	192
1913		5	3,288	374	182
1912		< 5	--	298	194
1911		< 5	--	205	164
1910		< 5	--	188	164
1909		< 5	--	163	154
1908		< 5	--	152	155
1907		< 5	--	160	144
1906		5	2,020	128	155
1905		< 5	--	152	140
1904		< 5	--	156	136
1903		< 5	--	155	125
1902		< 5	--	124	148
1901		< 5	--	117	140
1900		< 5	--	192	121
1899		< 5	--	119	134
1898		< 5	--	125	142
1897		< 5	--	115	140
1896		< 5	--	133	129
1895		< 5	--	96	164
1894		< 5	--	114	138
1893		< 5	--	143	115
1892		< 5	--	156	114
1891		< 5	--	113	122
1890		< 5	--	160	104
1889		< 5	--	116	119
1888		< 5	--	154	109
1887		< 5	--	140	102
1886		< 5	--	154	102
1885		< 5	--	129	108
1884		< 5	--	151	100
1883		< 5	--	120	109
1882		< 5	--	150	97
1881		< 5	--	148	86
1880		< 5	--	140	98

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.