How Many People Are Named Dany?
An estimated 1,435 people in the United States have the first name Dany. It is predominantly male (92.6%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Dany peaked in popularity in 2008 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dany 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 Dany paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,435
About 1 in 238,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2008
46 births
Total Registered
1,505
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dany
Dany is predominantly male (92.6%), though 111 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dany as a male name
Ranked #4,330 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (46 births)
Dany as a female name
Ranked #12,202 in 1996
6 female births in 1996
Peak: 1987 (14 births)
Dany: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dany span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 327 babies were registered. While Dany is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dany by Decade
How has Dany 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.
Dany by State
Birth registrations for Dany span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Michigan, Kentucky. On average, about 36 Danys were registered per state.
Dany + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dany as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dany
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dany: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dany?
We estimate approximately 1,435 people named Dany 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 238,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Dany a common name?
Dany is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,505 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dany most popular?
Dany reached peak popularity in 2008, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dany is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dany a male name?
Dany is predominantly male. 92.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dany Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dany Smith, Dany Johnson, Dany 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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