Danny has been given to about 288,341 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.
Danny ranks 628th among American boys in 2025, with 462 born that year. Its best year was 1954, when 9,126 babies were given the name, ranking 42nd. The typical living American called Danny is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.