Dany Boy
How popular is Dany?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Dany in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
Dany popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▲ 1079 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,512 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (46 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,955 in 1954 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dany counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Danny family of names ranked #575 for boys in 2025 (#586 the year before), with 481 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Danny | 445 | 93% |
| Dany | 36 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dany is most popular
Babies named Dany per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Dany by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 | #3,369 |
| 1950s | 80 | #1,955 |
| 1960s | 59 | #2,537 |
| 1970s | 82 | #2,928 |
| 1980s | 127 | #2,728 |
| 1990s | 215 | #2,680 |
| 2000s | 327 | #2,683 |
| 2010s | 312 | #2,873 |
| 2020s | 212 | #2,894 |
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Questions
- Is Dany a boy or girl name?
- Dany is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dany were boys.
- How popular is the name Dany?
- 36 baby boys were named Dany in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
- When was Dany most popular?
- Dany peaked in 2008, when 46 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,955 in 1954.
- How many people are named Dany?
- 1,541 babies have been named Dany in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,465 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Dany most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dany was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.