unisex name

Dann

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,544

Dann is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 45% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2003 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1957, when 116 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1927.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dann over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2003, not a full ten years.

749
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Dann by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 5
1930s 46
1940s 270
1950s 749
1960s 670
1970s 282
1980s 143
1990s 58
2000s (to 2003) 11

How popular is Dann?

In 2003, Dann was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Dann is used

Canada #3,479 5 in 2022
France #6,490 5 in 2025
United States #12,466 5 in 2003

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dann

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dann also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dann over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dann

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dann — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dann

How popular is the name Dann?

In 2003, Dann was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Dann a girl's or a boy's name?

Dann is used for both girls and boys. About 45% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Dann?

Dann has 1 syllable.

When was Dann most popular?

Dann peaked in 1957, when 116 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Dann a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dann currently ranks #6,490 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.