Danne
Danne is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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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The Story of Danne
As a girl name
Danne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1932, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 28 Dannes were born — ranking #2,249 that year. As of 2026, Danne ranks #11,386 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. 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
Danne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1936, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 14 Dannes were born — ranking #2,168 that year. As of 2026, Danne ranks #8,702 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. 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
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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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