Dan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dan

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The baby name Dan is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dæn/ (rhymes with "can").

Dan is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: /dæn/ (rhymes with "can")

What is the meaning of the name Dan ?

The baby name Dan is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dæn/ (rhymes with "can").

Dan is Hebrew in Origin.

Dan is a compact biblical and pan‑European given name with dual roots. In Hebrew (דָּן), it means “judge” or “he has judged,” from the root din, and appears in the Old Testament as the fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah and the eponym of the Tribe of Dan. In English it also functions as the familiar short form of Daniel, long used independently. Pronunciations vary: English “DAN,” Hebrew closer to “DAHN.”

Usage spans cultures. As a given name in its own right, Dan occurs in Israel, Denmark (linked to the legendary ancestor‑king Dan of the Danes), and Romania, where medieval rulers Dan I and Dan II attest to its history; in Slavic contexts it abbreviates Danilo. Variants and related forms include Daan (Dutch), Dann, Danny/Dannie, Danne (Scandinavian), Danilo, Danail, and the feminine or unisex relatives Danielle, Daniela, and Dana.

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Dan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
FJ		0	#5	2	374
FJ	Boys	0	#13	5	603
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
BW		0	#19	1	960
MD	Boys	0	#29	81	756
BN		0	#32	1	2,297
MD		0	#32	3	434
MV	Girls	0	#34	2	2,021
TM	Boys	0	#36	1	614
ID		0	#38	2	2,238
MT		0	#41	3	1,767
AZ		0	#43	1	706
BI	Boys	0	#43	2	917
GE		0	#44	1	997
LU		0	#46	21	2,830
PS		0	#49	235	5,692
MO		0	#50	3	2,706
IL	Boys	0	#51	2,960	10,983
CM		0	#56	1	2,592
CZ	Boys	0	#57	1,456	6,530
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
PS	Boys	0	#63	1,568	10,655
CN		0	#64	22	3,857
IL		0	#64	384	6,291
PH		0	#64	33	5,607
JP		0	#65	13	4,057
AL		0	#73	4	2,372
AZ	Girls	0	#74	2	1,051
LU	Boys	0	#75	204	4,970
SI		0	#75	6	1,612
DK	Boys	0	#77	692	7,401
QA		0	#77	24	7,011
MV	Boys	0	#78	2	3,375
BG		0	#79	4	1,799
TW		0	#81	20	4,523
JM		0	#86	8	3,714
LT		0	#86	3	949
PH	Boys	0	#87	453	11,440
KZ		0	#89	6	1,452
AF	Girls	0	#94	1	2,402
CR		0	#95	64	5,526
BW	Boys	0	#99	51	4,685
SD		0	#100	3	2,130
ID	Girls	0	#102	1	3,319
OM		0	#103	14	6,215
BN	Boys	0	#104	30	6,332
EE	Boys	0	#109	17	2,087
GE	Boys	0	#109	2	2,055
BN	Girls	0	#110	5	5,459
CZ		0	#111	91	3,154
HU		0	#113	3	1,675
KW		0	#115	7	5,216
CY	Boys	0	#116	14	3,473
DK		0	#117	97	5,198
EC		0	#120	2	2,502
MU		0	#120	17	3,613
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#124	14	1,769
AE		0	#125	53	10,220
IQ		0	#127	7	3,533
ID	Boys	0	#129	7	4,130
Norway	Boys	2025	#130	5	444
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
LT	Boys	0	#131	20	2,166
PA		0	#131	8	3,797
GR		0	#132	4	3,911
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
IR	Boys	0	#137	1,502	10,162
IR		0	#139	100	4,221
RU	Boys	0	#140	879	12,621
EE	Girls	0	#142	1	1,888
KZ	Boys	0	#142	201	6,578
CN	Girls	0	#147	276	8,829
MT	Girls	0	#147	7	3,773
RS	Boys	0	#147	8	2,277
MT	Boys	0	#150	27	4,064
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
HU	Boys	0	#154	21	3,954
Sweden	Girls	2005	#158	2	1,186
SG		0	#162	111	11,010
GH	Boys	0	#166	247	8,138
PR	Girls	0	#166	2	3,171
MO	Boys	0	#167	57	5,842
TW	Boys	0	#167	79	7,111
LU	Girls	0	#173	13	4,850
PR	Boys	0	#173	6	2,508
RU		0	#175	15	3,641
HR		0	#176	6	2,081
Sweden	Boys	2022	#177	6	1,509
UY		0	#180	3	2,477
CN	Boys	0	#183	153	9,639
SI	Boys	0	#184	26	3,402
AR		0	#191	3	2,915
LT	Girls	0	#193	8	1,904
CR	Boys	0	#195	445	10,188
JP	Boys	0	#197	104	7,909
Austria		0	#198	16	850
GH		0	#198	46	5,396
NG		0	#199	67	5,926
BG	Boys	0	#202	18	3,850
ZA	Boys	0	#203	3,163	25,619
PL		0	#204	9	2,600
JM	Boys	0	#205	68	6,876
MO	Girls	0	#205	47	7,056
NA	Boys	0	#210	26	6,830
NG	Boys	0	#211	2,468	16,906
PL	Boys	0	#211	137	6,459
HR	Boys	0	#215	44	3,997
HU	Girls	0	#222	4	3,308
SG	Boys	0	#223	745	17,960
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
BG	Girls	0	#229	3	3,559
MU	Boys	0	#230	133	8,477
AO	Boys	0	#233	10	5,568
Finland	Boys	0	#236	215	2,041
JP	Girls	0	#236	10	6,592
SA		0	#236	60	10,560
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
BD		0	#238	4	5,992
EC	Boys	0	#240	7	3,322
HK	Boys	0	#244	455	12,905
JM	Girls	0	#245	15	7,507
PT		0	#245	6	4,161
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
GR	Boys	0	#256	12	6,912
EC	Girls	0	#257	2	3,650
TW	Girls	0	#258	19	8,139
QA	Girls	0	#261	56	15,378
AL	Boys	0	#265	34	5,122
HK		0	#266	84	8,483
Finland	Boys	2026	#267	1,039	3,552
AF	Boys	0	#269	6	3,535
Austria	Boys	0	#279	174	2,180
Finland		0	#281	27	830
IT	Boys	0	#282	4,623	10,046
PE		0	#282	29	6,350
PT	Boys	0	#282	87	7,951
KZ	Girls	0	#284	37	5,862
Canada	Boys	2024	#286	21	2,588
SD	Girls	0	#287	59	7,678
HR	Girls	0	#289	6	3,687
MY		0	#289	42	12,352
Spain	Boys	0	#295	1,361	5,610
Canada	Girls	1993	#305	8	2,282
JO	Girls	0	#310	16	7,570
CZ	Girls	0	#313	29	5,378
GH	Girls	0	#313	12	6,973
PL	Girls	0	#314	41	5,096
BR		0	#317	29	5,969
Germany	Boys	0	#322	1,104	5,697
MX		0	#322	92	8,339
DK	Girls	0	#323	7	7,429
MX	Boys	0	#325	1,476	16,355
NL		0	#325	67	2,481
MU	Girls	0	#327	25	8,539
Germany		0	#330	111	2,542
GT		0	#332	7	5,948
ZA		0	#339	109	14,421
SG	Girls	0	#340	261	18,916
France	Boys	2021	#342	46	2,865
UY	Boys	0	#352	48	5,922
AR	Boys	0	#354	116	7,628
PH	Girls	0	#354	37	13,098
JO	Boys	0	#355	23	7,057
BO		0	#358	24	6,868
YE		0	#365	17	8,639
Spain		0	#370	83	2,326
SD	Boys	0	#371	75	10,523
CL		0	#373	39	6,867
BR	Boys	0	#379	508	12,213
OM	Girls	0	#380	17	15,987
EG		0	#387	14	6,387
PA	Boys	0	#387	95	9,305
BO	Boys	0	#396	216	9,244
HK	Girls	0	#398	229	16,104
Austria	Girls	0	#403	18	1,885
GT	Boys	0	#403	72	7,625
CL	Boys	0	#405	313	13,390
France	Girls	2019	#408	4	3,279
CM	Boys	0	#410	146	12,054
IQ	Girls	0	#416	89	11,303
QA	Boys	0	#431	286	18,093
LY		0	#434	103	12,703
BH		0	#440	114	17,937
CO		0	#450	31	7,768
KW	Girls	0	#454	62	19,177
PE	Boys	0	#457	595	14,506
RU	Girls	0	#462	37	11,913
PT	Girls	0	#463	9	7,952
MY	Boys	0	#470	857	25,439
AE	Girls	0	#476	78	20,968
IT		0	#482	243	4,183
PS	Girls	0	#494	30	10,981
IR	Girls	0	#501	30	8,334
CM	Girls	0	#509	32	11,671
PA	Girls	0	#512	7	9,861
CR	Girls	0	#516	17	11,342
IQ	Boys	0	#519	149	13,071
SA	Girls	0	#529	436	25,931
UY	Girls	0	#530	7	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
NL	Boys	0	#557	455	5,873
CO	Boys	0	#559	427	15,656
BD	Boys	0	#560	17	10,045
LB		0	#560	99	13,263
AR	Girls	0	#570	30	8,289
IL	Girls	0	#576	42	11,648
BO	Girls	0	#596	16	9,488
KW	Boys	0	#611	159	18,755
IN	Girls	0	#651	4	13,121
NG	Girls	0	#675	113	15,093
SY		0	#675	54	11,684
AE	Boys	0	#677	447	22,615
EG	Boys	0	#713	175	15,035
OM	Boys	0	#726	156	17,948
Finland	Girls	2026	#731	8	3,895
EG	Girls	0	#734	229	14,742
Germany	Girls	0	#746	93	4,949
TN		0	#747	83	13,765
SA	Boys	0	#771	1,164	28,008
CL	Girls	0	#795	57	14,098
United States	Boys	2024	#811	82	7,044
BR	Girls	0	#847	95	12,708
MY	Girls	0	#886	109	24,821
Spain	Girls	0	#889	95	5,561
NL	Girls	0	#890	66	5,933
DZ		0	#899	279	20,130
United States	Girls	2023	#910	5	8,600
MX	Girls	0	#911	279	17,781
PE	Girls	0	#914	30	14,861
IN	Boys	0	#916	86	16,750
MA		0	#921	208	20,986
CO	Girls	0	#1,014	65	16,140
ZA	Girls	0	#1,055	87	25,928
IT	Girls	0	#1,090	365	9,415
TR		0	#1,147	65	19,440

Dan is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

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Ireland

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Sweden

Scotland, United Kingdom

Wallonia, Belgium

Austria

Brussels, Belgium

Germany

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Finland

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