unisex name

Dannan

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 39

Ireland

#950

2022 births

Dannan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 77% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2009 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2006.

Dannan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s.

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Births named Dannan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 26

How popular is Dannan?

In 2009, Dannan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dannan is used

Ireland #950 3 in 2022
England & Wales #5,380 4 in 2008
United States #19,552 5 in 2009

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 Dannan

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

Parents who like Dannan also like

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

Sibling names for Dannan

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

Common questions about Dannan

How popular is the name Dannan?

In 2009, Dannan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Dannan is used for both girls and boys. About 77% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Dannan most popular?

Dannan peaked in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.