EveryBabyNames

Dan

4 countries#1959 in United States, 2025
US
#1959
in United States, 2025
FR
#752
in France, 2022
NI
#344
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
53
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
111,955
Peak year (United States)
1958
Peak-year count
3,702
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Dan was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceNorthern IrelandScotland

Country by country

United States

107,130 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1959 · peaked in 1958 with 3,702 births

Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

4,659 births recorded 1947–2022 · currently #752 · peaked in 2005 with 156 births

Most common in: Paris, Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Bouches-du-Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

113 births recorded 2001–2025 · currently #344 · peaked in 2021 with 10 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Scotland

53 births recorded 1998–2024 · peaked in 2006 with 7 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Dan’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1229
2007#1176↑53
2008#1276↓100
2009#1433↓157
2010#1425↑8
2011#1495↓70
2012#1498↓3
2013#1685↓187
2014#1559↑126
2015#1703↓144
2016#1610↑93
2017#1644↓34
2018#1657↓13
2019#1606↑51
2020#1766↓160
2021#1931↓165
2022#1826↑105
2023#1694↑132
2024#1921↓227
2025#1959↓38

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