Infographic of Dan name meaning, which is “The judge,” from the Hebrew. In the Bible, the fifth son of Jacob.
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Dan Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dan? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 163 147 0.0418%
1911 168 160 0.043%
1912 200 247 0.049%
1913 187 328 0.0579%
1914 188 421 0.0604%
1915 191 551 0.0606%
1916 190 563 0.0583%
1917 198 568 0.0568%
1918 183 696 0.0649%
1919 174 717 0.0685%
1920 183 745 0.067%
1921 190 701 0.0612%
1922 172 795 0.0714%
1923 188 712 0.0636%
1924 178 784 0.0675%
1925 183 753 0.0666%
1926 165 861 0.0783%
1927 160 905 0.0818%
1928 163 891 0.0833%
1929 175 773 0.0746%
1930 163 875 0.0838%
1931 164 859 0.087%
1932 162 903 0.0914%
1933 153 918 0.0985%
1934 153 922 0.0954%
1935 150 995 0.1024%
1936 155 944 0.098%
1937 148 1,018 0.1033%
1938 155 1,022 0.0998%
1939 161 967 0.0951%
1940 154 1,085 0.1021%
1941 152 1,123 0.0998%
1942 147 1,312 0.1039%
1943 139 1,520 0.1164%
1944 144 1,468 0.1184%
1945 127 1,708 0.14%
1946 116 2,177 0.1475%
1947 109 2,681 0.1606%
1948 113 2,481 0.1554%
1949 125 2,266 0.1409%
1950 129 2,075 0.1289%
1951 136 1,976 0.1165%
1952 129 2,305 0.132%
1953 139 2,148 0.1214%
1954 139 2,151 0.1177%
1955 136 2,285 0.1242%
1956 135 2,416 0.1279%
1957 121 3,181 0.1653%
1958 109 3,688 0.1951%
1959 110 3,668 0.1931%
1960 111 3,689 0.1947%
1961 115 3,403 0.1803%
1962 119 3,106 0.1692%
1963 124 2,818 0.157%
1964 139 2,358 0.134%
1965 155 1,987 0.1215%
1966 174 1,523 0.0975%
1967 185 1,307 0.0861%
1968 191 1,250 0.0832%
1969 212 1,139 0.0739%
1970 231 999 0.0628%
1971 249 877 0.0584%
1972 282 642 0.0471%
1973 305 540 0.0417%
1974 349 449 0.0345%
1975 370 397 0.0309%
1976 384 362 0.0281%
1977 402 342 0.0254%
1978 440 288 0.0214%
1979 452 280 0.0199%
1980 465 286 0.0196%
1981 431 330 0.0224%
1982 482 267 0.0179%
1983 522 209 0.0142%
1984 548 197 0.0132%
1985 561 198 0.013%
1986 541 222 0.0147%
1987 602 177 0.0116%
1988 624 185 0.0119%
1989 649 183 0.0113%
1990 684 169 0.0102%
1991 692 165 0.0101%
1992 723 154 0.0096%
1993 749 145 0.0093%
1994 864 105 0.0068%
1995 802 127 0.0084%
1996 832 117 0.0078%
1997 882 108 0.0073%
1998 979 92 0.0061%
1999 1,058 79 0.0053%
2000 961 107 0.007%
2001 1,071 85 0.0056%
2002 1,090 84 0.0056%
2003 1,113 86 0.0057%
2004 1,121 88 0.0058%
2005 1,038 109 0.0071%
2006 1,256 77 0.0049%
2007 1,165 96 0.0061%
2008 1,261 81 0.0052%
2009 1,336 71 0.0048%
2010 1,336 68 0.0047%
2011 1,332 65 0.0046%
2012 1,390 59 0.0041%
2013 1,595 37 0.0026%
2014 1,390 59 0.004%
2015 1,588 42 0.0029%
2016 1,582 41 0.0028%
2017 1,523 43 0.0031%
2018 1,438 52 0.0038%
2019 1,340 63 0.0047%
2020 1,687 46 0.0036%
2021 1,859 38 0.0031%
2022 1,835 44 0.0033%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dann

Judge; God is my judge

Hebrew


What names sound like Dan?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Dain

From Denmark, Dane

English

Dana

From Denmark

English

Dane

From Denmark, Dane

English

Dani

God is my judge

Hebrew

Dean

Valley

English

Den

Follower of Dionysius; son of Dennis

Greek

Doan

Low, rolling hills

English

Don

“A lord,” from the Latin dominus, a master or a lord.

Welsh

Tan

Leather maker

English


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