Danny

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Danny is a masculine given name. It is often a diminutive form of the given name Daniel. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Danny first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 85 babies (rank #95 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Danny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Danny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,275

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Roald Dahl Universe: Danny — Champion of the World

Famous people named Danny

Danny Boylefilm screenwriter · b. 1956
Danny Welbeckassociation football player · b. 1990
Danny Gloverpeace activist · b. 1946
Danny Roseassociation football player · b. 1990
Danny Trejofilm actor · b. 1944

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1960	63	#98
1962	76	#92
1963	66	#97
1964	73	#91
1965	66	#94
1966	30	#110
1969	71	#100
1972	35	#113
1973	71	#101
1977	80	#98
1979	74	#100
1984	85	#95
1985	80	#99
1986	80	#97
1987	74	#98
1988	83	#93
1989	81	#95
1990	78	#98
2014	3	#408
2015	2	#557
2016	3	#425
2017	1	#1,161