Infographic of Dan name meaning, which is “The judge,” from the Hebrew. In the Bible, the fifth son of Jacob.
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Dan Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dan? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 147 0.0418%
1911 — 160 0.043%
1912 — 247 0.049%
1913 — 328 0.0579%
1914 — 421 0.0604%
1915 — 551 0.0606%
1916 — 563 0.0583%
1917 — 568 0.0568%
1918 — 696 0.0649%
1919 — 717 0.0685%
1920 — 745 0.067%
1921 — 701 0.0612%
1922 — 795 0.0714%
1923 — 712 0.0636%
1924 — 784 0.0675%
1925 — 753 0.0666%
1926 — 861 0.0783%
1927 — 905 0.0818%
1928 — 891 0.0833%
1929 — 773 0.0746%
1930 — 875 0.0838%
1931 — 859 0.087%
1932 — 903 0.0914%
1933 — 918 0.0985%
1934 — 922 0.0954%
1935 — 995 0.1024%
1936 — 944 0.098%
1937 — 1,018 0.1033%
1938 — 1,022 0.0998%
1939 — 967 0.0951%
1940 — 1,085 0.1021%
1941 — 1,123 0.0998%
1942 — 1,312 0.1039%
1943 — 1,520 0.1164%
1944 — 1,468 0.1184%
1945 — 1,708 0.14%
1946 — 2,177 0.1475%
1947 — 2,681 0.1606%
1948 — 2,481 0.1554%
1949 — 2,266 0.1409%
1950 — 2,075 0.1289%
1951 — 1,976 0.1165%
1952 — 2,305 0.132%
1953 — 2,148 0.1214%
1954 — 2,151 0.1177%
1955 — 2,285 0.1242%
1956 — 2,416 0.1279%
1957 — 3,181 0.1653%
1958 — 3,688 0.1951%
1959 — 3,668 0.1931%
1960 — 3,689 0.1947%
1961 — 3,403 0.1803%
1962 — 3,106 0.1692%
1963 — 2,818 0.157%
1964 — 2,358 0.134%
1965 — 1,987 0.1215%
1966 — 1,523 0.0975%
1967 — 1,307 0.0861%
1968 — 1,250 0.0832%
1969 — 1,139 0.0739%
1970 — 999 0.0628%
1971 — 877 0.0584%
1972 — 642 0.0471%
1973 — 540 0.0417%
1974 — 449 0.0345%
1975 — 397 0.0309%
1976 — 362 0.0281%
1977 — 342 0.0254%
1978 — 288 0.0214%
1979 — 280 0.0199%
1980 — 286 0.0196%
1981 — 330 0.0224%
1982 — 267 0.0179%
1983 — 209 0.0142%
1984 — 197 0.0132%
1985 — 198 0.013%
1986 — 222 0.0147%
1987 — 177 0.0116%
1988 — 185 0.0119%
1989 — 183 0.0113%
1990 — 169 0.0102%
1991 — 165 0.0101%
1992 — 154 0.0096%
1993 — 145 0.0093%
1994 — 105 0.0068%
1995 — 127 0.0084%
1996 — 117 0.0078%
1997 — 108 0.0073%
1998 — 92 0.0061%
1999 — 79 0.0053%
2000 — 107 0.007%
2001 — 85 0.0056%
2002 — 84 0.0056%
2003 — 86 0.0057%
2004 — 88 0.0058%
2005 — 109 0.0071%
2006 — 77 0.0049%
2007 — 96 0.0061%
2008 — 81 0.0052%
2009 — 71 0.0048%
2010 — 68 0.0047%
2011 — 65 0.0046%
2012 — 59 0.0041%
2013 — 37 0.0026%
2014 — 59 0.004%
2015 — 42 0.0029%
2016 — 41 0.0028%
2017 — 43 0.0031%
2018 — 52 0.0038%
2019 — 63 0.0047%
2020 — 46 0.0036%
2021 — 38 0.0031%
2022 — 44 0.0033%
2023 — 65 0.005%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dann

Judge; God is my judge

Hebrew


What names sound like Dan?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dain

From Denmark, Dane

English

Dana

From Denmark

English

Dane

From Denmark, Dane

English

Dani

God is my judge

Hebrew

Dean

Valley

English

Den

Follower of Dionysius; son of Dennis

Greek

Doan

Low, rolling hills

English

Don

“A lord,” from the Latin dominus, a master or a lord.

Welsh

Tan

Leather maker

English


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