Dannie
Pet form of Daniel and Danielle, which go back to the Hebrew Daniyyel, meaning God is my judge, the name of a biblical prophet.
Dannie in 2025
Dannie was given to 38 babies in the United States in 2025 — 18 boys and 20 girls, making it the 6,743rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 87,246 babies born.
The history of Dannie
Dannie reached its highest point in 1947, when 327 babies were given the name, ranking 822nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 807th, in 1946.
Across the 141 years of records since 1885, 11,446 babies have been named Dannie. Half of them were born before 1953, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Dannie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dannie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | 1,931 |
| 1890s | 58 | 1,276 |
| 1900s | 100 | 1,493 |
| 1910s | 349 | 1,655 |
| 1920s | 654 | 1,557 |
| 1930s | 984 | 1,040 |
| 1940s | 2,378 | 807 |
| 1950s | 2,637 | 854 |
| 1960s | 1,410 | 1,258 |
| 1970s | 832 | 1,819 |
| 1980s | 545 | 2,857 |
| 1990s | 478 | 3,685 |
| 2000s | 388 | 5,172 |
| 2010s | 391 | 5,787 |
| 2020s | 226 | 5,836 |
Where Dannie is heading
Dannie has fallen 12% over the past decade, from 43 babies in 2015 to 38 in 2025.
Names like Dannie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dannie.