Dan Boy

Popularity: #842 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Dan

Dan Rather is an American journalist and former news anchor known for his work with CBS News.

Dan Aykroyd is a Canadian actor and comedian, famous for co-founding the comedy group The Blues Brothers.

Dan Savage is an American author and LGBTQ+ activist, recognized for his advice column Savage Love.

Dan Marino is a former American football quarterback, celebrated for his career with the Miami Dolphins.

Fictional characters named Dan

Dan Scott is a character from the television series One Tree Hill, known for his complex relationship with his son.

Dan Dare is a British comic book hero, recognized as a pioneering character in science fiction comics.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Dan was first seen in the United States in 1880. Dan has ranked as high as #233 nationally, which occurred in 1960, and has been most popular in California, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas. In the past 5 years the name Dan has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Dan (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
FL	12	29%
TX	9	21%
NY	8	19%
CA	8	19%
NC	5	12%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	140
1881	148
1882	150
1883	120
1884	151
1885	129
1886	154
1887	140
1888	154
1889	116
1890	160
1891	113
1892	156
1893	143
1894	114
1895	96
1896	133
1897	115
1898	125
1899	119
1900	192
1901	117
1902	124
1903	155
1904	156
1905	152
1906	128
1907	160
1908	152
1909	163
1910	188
1911	205
1912	298
1913	374
1914	447
1915	578
1916	594
1917	595
1918	710
1919	748
1920	764
1921	717
1922	806
1923	730
1924	800
1925	772
1926	880
1927	923
1928	908
1929	800
1930	899
1931	882
1932	922
1933	938
1934	939
1935	1,015
1936	965
1937	1,033
1938	1,040
1939	996
1940	1,097
1941	1,154
1942	1,344
1943	1,538
1944	1,488
1945	1,726
1946	2,194
1947	2,702
1948	2,495
1949	2,279
1950	2,085
1951	1,992
1952	2,311
1953	2,166
1954	2,153
1955	2,304
1956	2,437
1957	3,194
1958	3,693
1959	3,675
1960	3,697
1961	3,417
1962	3,115
1963	2,823
1964	2,369
1965	1,991
1966	1,538
1967	1,329
1968	1,271
1969	1,159
1970	1,021
1971	902
1972	677
1973	573
1974	479
1975	448
1976	400
1977	378
1978	343
1979	329
1980	335
1981	362
1982	315
1983	280
1984	265
1985	264
1986	268
1987	231
1988	249
1989	240
1990	234
1991	230
1992	209
1993	208
1994	178
1995	171
1996	176
1997	165
1998	150
1999	139
2000	163
2001	143
2002	153
2003	146
2004	139
2005	156
2006	136
2007	149
2008	136
2009	116
2010	116
2011	108
2012	107
2013	87
2014	102
2015	91
2016	100
2017	96
2018	97
2019	102
2020	86
2021	78
2022	88
2023	100
2024	82