Dannye
The Story of Dannye
As a girl name
Dannye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1945, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1945, when 7 Dannyes were born — ranking #3,676 that year. As of 2026, Dannye ranks #4,345 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Dannyes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dannye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1945, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 13 Dannyes were born — ranking #2,169 that year. As of 2026, Dannye ranks #4,033 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 50 Dannyes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dannye
Dannye is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Dannye's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #2,169. Use the chart and map above to compare Dannye'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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