Is Dann a boy or girl name?

Dann is a unisex name. Of the 2,234 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 51.2% were girls and 48.8% were boys. It changed hands in 1961, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Dann

Recorded 1927–2003 · United States

Dann was most popular in 1957, when 116 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,623 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,234 people named Dann.

Dann over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dann’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dann a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dann is a unisex name — 51.2% of the 2,234 Americans given it were girls and 48.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 1961 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dann

Where Dann is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org