How Many People Are Named Danger?
An estimated 85 people in the United States have the first name Danger. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Danger peaked in popularity in 2020 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, state-by-state birth registrations, and, when available, a 2020 Census snapshot showing who had the name at that point in time. You can also check how many people share the full name Danger paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Danger is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
85
About 1 in 4,032,404 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2020
11 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danger
Danger is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Danger as a male name
Ranked #12,622 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2020 (11 births)
Danger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danger span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 59 babies were registered. While Danger is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Danger by Decade
How has Danger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Danger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danger
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danger?
We estimate approximately 85 people named Danger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,032,404 Americans share this first name.
Is Danger a common name?
Danger is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danger most popular?
Danger reached peak popularity in 2020, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danger is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The popularity chart tracks birth registrations, not people currently alive. It shows how often Danger was given to babies from 1880 through 2024, which is why it is the best tool on the page for seeing long-run naming trends.
Is Danger a male name?
Danger is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
Why can Danger have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because a name can build up a large population over many decades. Danger peaked in 2020, and the average living bearer is about 10 years old, so a name can still have millions of living bearers even after it stops feeling current for newborns.
How many Danger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danger Smith, Danger Johnson, Danger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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