Boy · Hebrew, through English
Danny
Say it: DAN-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Daniel, from Hebrew 'God is my judge'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common as a full name in the US from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States
- 285,888 babies given this name since 1900
- At its height in 1952, about 1 in 220 boys
- 501 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Dannie
Famous bearers
- Danny Kaye, American entertainer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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