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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 565 babies (rank #98 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

7,484

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

565

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
1996	565	#98
1997	528	#103
1998	455	#111
1999	384	#121
2000	334	#125
2001	385	#115
2002	325	#134
2003	393	#123
2004	412	#128
2005	387	#132
2006	378	#142
2007	377	#142
2008	346	#157
2009	305	#176
2010	344	#161
2011	309	#182
2012	269	#205
2013	261	#208
2014	272	#209
2015	239	#234
2016	216	#248