ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1987 First Year 2014 Last Year 2009 Peak Year #8983 Peak Rank 28 Total Count 5 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Danson What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. The Danson name is first found in Lancashire, North West England. Conjecturally descended from an Anglo-Norman noble, Ive or Ive Taillebois, who held large portions of Northern Lancashire and that part of West Morland that came under the Barony of Kendall. Other spellings include: Danison, Danisone, Dansone, and others. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danson) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danson) 📖 ## The Story of Danson Danson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 8 births, good for #8,983 nationwide. About 46% of every Danson on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Danson last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Danson A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Alex Danson , female English field hockey player, who has represented both Great Britain and England * ●Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician * ●Elsa Danson Wåghals (1885–1977), Swedish visual artist * ●Ernest Denny Logie Danson , known for his time in the 20th century as the Bishop of Edinburgh * ●Sir Francis Chatillon Danson , nobleman from Liverpool who was known for calculating potential liabilities for insurance of large ships * ●Herbie Danson (1883–1963), English footballer * ●Jane Danson (born 1978), English actress * ●Mike Danson, English entrepreneur who founded Datamonitor and GlobalData and proprietor of New Statesman magazine Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danson) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danson) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Danson Phonetically similar names — useful when Danson is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Dansen * Dancin * Damson * [Denson](/denson) * Dunson * Tansen * Dancing * [Dannon](/dannon) * Dansa * [Dannen](/dannen) * [Hanson](/hanson) * [Hansen](/hansen) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Danson What does the name Danson mean? The Danson name is first found in Lancashire, North West England. Conjecturally descended from an Anglo-Norman noble, Ive or Ive Taillebois, who held large portions of Northern Lancashire and that part of West Morland that came under the Barony of Kendall. Other spellings include: Danison, Danisone, Dansone, and others. How popular is Danson in 2026? In 2026, Danson ranks #12,106 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Danson most popular? Danson reached its peak popularity in 2009, ranking #8,983 that year with 8 babies given the name. Is Danson a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Danson is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Danson? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Danson include Brig, Fernanda, Kevinn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦BrigPeak #8983](/brig)[👦FernandaPeak #8983](/fernanda)[👦KevinnPeak #8983](/kevinn)[👦CorellPeak #8983](/corell)[👦DeyanPeak #8983](/deyan)[👦CaananPeak #8983](/caanan)[👦CaliebPeak #8983](/calieb)[👦TymarPeak #8983](/tymar) Advertisement ## About the name Danson Danson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Danson's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,983\. Use the chart and map above to compare Danson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2009 → ](/year/2009) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement