How Many People Are Named Danny Glover?

There are approximately 48 people named Danny Glover living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Danny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Glover. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

48

1 in 7,140,715 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Danny: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Danny. The peak year was 1954 with 9,128 births. The average person named Danny today is 58 years old.

Male
Female
0 2K 4K 5K 7K 9K 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Danny

In the 2020 Census, the first name Danny was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.13%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.36%) and Black (7.50%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Danny in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Danny rose or fell over time.

White
67.13%
Black
7.50%
Hispanic
15.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander
6.50%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.88%
Two or More Races
2.62%

Ancestry of the Glover Surname

The surname Glover was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Glover in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
50.71%
Black
40.31%
Hispanic
3.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.60%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.40%
Two or More Races
4.77%

How we calculated this

The first name "Danny" has an estimated frequency of 0.0657% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Glover" appears at a rate of 21.53 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Danny are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 48 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Danny Glover: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Danny Glover?

We estimate approximately 48 people named Danny Glover are alive in the United States today. The first name Danny is shared by 225,152 Americans, and the surname Glover is shared by 73,781.

How rare is the name Danny Glover?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans. The first name Danny is common and the surname Glover is uncommon.

Is Danny a male or female name?

Danny is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1954 and the average bearer today is 58 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Danny?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Danny was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.13%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.36%) and Black (7.50%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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