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Danny
say it dan-ee
What Danny means
- English and Hebrew pet form of Daniel: God is my judge Hebrew Bible and Islamic tradition: prophet Daniel of the lions' den; Danyal in Islamic tradition
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 69 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 92 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 251 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 441 in Chile (2021)
- no. 456 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 476 in Australia (2024)
- no. 534 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 616 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1950.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Gabriel Theo Jack Mateo Daniel Samuel Theodore Elias Elijah Michael Raphael Martin
Danny in stories
- Danny, the Champion of the World: Danny, the boy who helps his father poach pheasants
- Full House: Danny Tanner, the neat-freak widowed dad
- Grease: Danny Zuko, the T-Bird leader