Is Dany a boy or girl name?

Dany is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,541 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.2% were girls and 92.8% were boys.

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Dany

Recorded 1946–2025 · United States

Dany was most popular in 2008, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,090 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,541 people named Dany.

Dany over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dany’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dany a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dany is mostly a boy’s name — 7.2% of the 1,541 Americans given it were girls and 92.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

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 Dany

Where Dany 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