girls:
2.3k births since 1885
#3628 (37th percentile)
boys:
9.1k births since 1893
#1238 (73rd percentile)
overall:
11.3k births since 1885
#2470 (68th percentile)
The name Dannie is the #2,470 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 11,348 recorded births since 1885. This represents the 68.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 68.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,238 (73.0% percentile) for all time with 9,084 births since 1893. For girls, it ranks #3,628 (36.5% percentile) for all time with 2,264 births since 1885.
Dannie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1885 (1885 for girls and 1893 for boys). Birth data for Dannie is available in 133 out of the 139 years between 1885 and 2023 (133 years for girls and 119 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 Dannie has been given predominantly to boys, with 80.0% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 58.3% of babies named Dannie were boys. Interestingly, until around 1919, the name was more popular for girls (66.0% girls from 1885 to 1918), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (82.0% boys from 1919 to 2023).
For boys, Dannie reached its peak popularity in 1952, achieving the 39.2% percentile (ranked #373) with 144 births per million. The name was most common in 1946, with 159 births per million (ranked 37.3% percentile). Despite a peak around 2020, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Dannie ranks #895 for boys (1.8% percentile) with 11 births per million, which is 7.2% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Dannie reached its peak popularity in 1945, achieving the 5.7% percentile (ranked #577) with 30 births per million. The name was most common in 1901, with 47 births per million (ranked 2.1% percentile). Despite a low point in 2019, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Dannie ranks #937 for girls (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 18.2% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Dannie".
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