Danne
Danne is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Danne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danne is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Danne
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Danne as a girl name dates back to 1932, when 5 babies received it. 1966 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Danne — #2,249 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Dannes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 479 Dannes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Danne as a boy name dates back to 1936, when 5 babies received it. 1956 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Danne — #2,168 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Dannes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 175 Dannes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Danne
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Danne. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Danne
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About the name Danne
Danne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 479 births in the dataset. Danne's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #2,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Danne's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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