How Many People Are Named Dansby?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Dansby. It is predominantly male (94.3%). The average bearer is 5 years old, and Dansby peaked in popularity in 2022 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dansby 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 Dansby paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.3% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2022
51 births
Total Registered
209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dansby
Dansby is predominantly male (94.3%), though 12 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dansby as a male name
Ranked #5,471 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (44 births)
Dansby as a female name
Ranked #12,548 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (7 births)
Dansby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dansby span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 154 babies were registered. Dansby remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dansby by Decade
How has Dansby 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.
Dansby by State
Birth registrations for Dansby span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama. The lowest are in North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee. On average, about 15 Dansbys were registered per state.
Dansby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dansby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dansby
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dansby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dansby?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Dansby 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Dansby a common name?
Dansby is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dansby most popular?
Dansby reached peak popularity in 2022, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dansby is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dansby a male name?
Dansby is predominantly male. 94.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dansby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dansby Smith, Dansby Johnson, Dansby 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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