How Many People Are Named Danney?
An estimated 387 people in the United States have the first name Danney. It is predominantly male (99.0%). The average bearer is 67 years old, and Danney peaked in popularity in 1954 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Danney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Danney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
387
About 1 in 885,670 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1954
29 births
Total Registered
517
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danney
Danney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 517 total births registered, 99.0% were male.
Danney as a male name
Ranked #7,183 in 1987
5 male births in 1987
Peak: 1954 (29 births)
Danney as a female name
Ranked #17,197 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Danney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danney span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 206 babies were registered. Danney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danney by Decade
How has Danney 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.
Danney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danney
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Danney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danney?
We estimate approximately 387 people named Danney 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 885,670 Americans share this first name.
Is Danney a common name?
Danney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 517 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danney most popular?
Danney reached peak popularity in 1954, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danney is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danney a male name?
Danney is predominantly male. 99.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danney Smith, Danney Johnson, Danney 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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