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Dan

“Variant of Daniel — God is my judge” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #1959 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Dan has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #86 (1881) · 106,554 babies named Dan all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 720 boys in Slovenia (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dans

• Dan Brown — American novelist (born 1964)
• Dan Quayle — vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993
• Dan Shechtman — Israeli scientist
• Dan Castellaneta — American actor
• Dan Aykroyd — Canadian-American actor (born 1952)

In stories & tradition

• Dan — Genesis 30 · Genesis 35
• Dan Dare — Eagle
• Dan Hibiki — Street Fighter

What Dans become

Among 5,092 notable people named Dan:

Athletes appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dan Calichman, American soccer player (born 1968).

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