Danny: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced DAN-ee · 2 syllables

Danny means “diminutive of Daniel and Danielle”, from Hebrew.

From Dan (“diminutive of Daniel and Danielle”) + -y, from Hebrew.

How popular is Danny?

Danny was the #628 name in the US in 2025, given to 462 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 35% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1950.

Babies named Danny in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1950).

Half of US adults named Danny are older than 64; most are between 27 and 80. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Danny have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Danny means “diminutive of Daniel and Danielle”. It comes from Hebrew.

Danny is pronounced DAN-ee.

Danny was the #628 name in the US in 2025, given to 462 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 35% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1950.

Half of US adults named Danny are older than 64. Most are between 27 and 80.