How Many People Are Named Danton?
An estimated 524 people in the United States have the first name Danton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Danton peaked in popularity in 1989 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danton 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 Danton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
524
About 1 in 654,111 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
21 births
Total Registered
570
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danton
Danton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 570 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Danton as a male name
Ranked #12,747 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1989 (21 births)
Danton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danton span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 126 babies were registered. Danton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danton by Decade
How has Danton 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.
Danton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danton
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danton?
We estimate approximately 524 people named Danton 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 654,111 Americans share this first name.
Is Danton a common name?
Danton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 570 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danton most popular?
Danton reached peak popularity in 1989, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danton is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danton a male name?
Danton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danton Smith, Danton Johnson, Danton 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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