Dan

Dan

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Japanese

Meaning

Dan is a name in various cultures. As a given name it is often short for Daniel. It is also a surname with multiple origins.

From Wikipedia

Dan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 34 babies (rank #527 that year). In 2024 it was given to 21 boys (rank #1,152). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Dan

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

766

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	29	#575
1992	23	#684
1993	34	#527
1994	21	#689
1995	27	#653
1996	31	#583
1997	30	#593
1998	19	#798
1999	28	#632
2000	25	#682
2001	23	#749
2002	31	#613
2003	20	#848
2004	22	#832
2005	23	#835
2006	26	#776
2007	16	#1,143
2008	23	#926
2009	17	#1,167
2010	20	#1,054
2011	23	#946
2012	32	#750
2013	19	#1,098
2014	17	#1,175
2015	16	#1,227
2016	18	#1,165
2017	15	#1,361
2018	16	#1,264
2019	16	#1,298
2020	33	#761
2021	14	#1,458
2022	21	#1,083
2023	9	#2,076
2024	21	#1,152

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#575

1992

#684

1993

#527

1994

#689

1995

#653

1996

#583

1997

#593

1998

#798

1999

#632

2000

#682

2001

#749

2002

#613

2003

#848

2004

#832

2005

#835

2006

#776

2007

#1,143

2008

#926

2009

#1,167

2010

#1,054

2011

#946

2012

#750

2013

#1,098

2014

#1,175

2015

#1,227

2016

#1,165

2017

#1,361

2018

#1,264

2019

#1,298

2020

#761

2021

#1,458

2022

#1,083

2023

#2,076

2024

#1,152

Meaning

Numerology of Dan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dan

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Year-by-Year Detail