girls:
234 births since 1955
#5482 (4th percentile)
boys:
142 births since 1959
#4444 (3rd percentile)
overall:
376 births since 1955
#7363 (5th percentile)
The name Dannell is the #7,363 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 376 recorded births since 1955. This represents the 4.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.8% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,482 (4.1% percentile) for all time with 234 births since 1955. For boys, it ranks #4,444 (3.0% percentile) for all time with 142 births since 1959.
Dannell first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1955 (1955 for girls and 1959 for boys). Birth data for Dannell is available in 32 out of the 54 years between 1955 and 2008 (26 years for girls and 22 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Dannell has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (62.2% of all recorded births). In 2008, 0.0% of babies named Dannell were girls. Interestingly, until around 1994, the name was more popular for girls (63.9% girls from 1955 to 1993), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (100.0% boys from 1994 to 2008).
For girls, Dannell reached its peak popularity in 1973, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #729) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1973, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1990.
For boys, Dannell reached its peak popularity in 1973, achieving the 0.6% percentile (ranked #640) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 1973, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2008.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Dannell".
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Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Dannell. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 36.1% confident that Dannell is pronounced as DA-nuhl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is da-NEHL, at 36.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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