Danny

Danny: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is my judge”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
DAN-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Diminutive of Daniel. It shares the Hebrew origin and meaning of the full form.

How popular is Danny?

2024134 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Danny in 2024446

2024 rank#641 boys

Peak year1952

Total US babies since 1880287,870

Danny is fading: recent use is about 64% of its level ten years before.

Names like Danny

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • DannieGod is my judge · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew

Danny questions

What does the name Danny mean?

Danny means "God is my judge". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive of Daniel. It shares the Hebrew origin and meaning of the full form.

Is Danny a boy or girl name?

Danny is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Danny?

446 US babies were named Danny in 2024. Its peak year was 1952.

How do you pronounce Danny?

Danny is usually pronounced DAN-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.