Danny as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Danny

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The baby name Danny is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdæni/ (DAN-ee).

Danny is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: /ˈdæni/ (DAN-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Danny ?

The baby name Danny is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdæni/ (DAN-ee).

Danny is Hebrew in Origin.

Danny is the English diminutive of Daniel, from Hebrew Daniyyel meaning "God is my judge." Via Greek and Latin forms, Daniel spread across medieval Europe, anchored by the biblical prophet in the Book of Daniel. The -y ending marks a friendly English pet name; Danny is documented by the 18th-19th centuries and rose to stand-alone status in the United States, Britain, and Ireland, reaching peak popularity in the mid-20th century.

Common variants and short forms include Dan, Dannie/Danni, Dany, and Dani; related international forms are Daniël (Dutch), Dániel (Hungarian), Danyal/Daniyal (Arabic, Persian, Turkish), Danilo (Italian, Spanish, Slavic), and Dany (French). Feminine counterparts are Danielle and Daniela. Cultural visibility - from the Irish ballad "Danny Boy" to film and sports figures - kept the name familiar and approachable. In meaning, Danny retains the Hebrew idea of divine judgment and, by extension, integrity and resolve.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Danny	Quinn	Anthony Quinn	film director	★★★★★
Danny	Gordon-Levitt	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	film director	★★★★★
Danny	Huston	John Huston	film director	★★★★★
Danny	Aiello III	Danny Aiello	television actor	★★★★★

Danny – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Germany	Boys	2023	#1	—	430
FJ		0	#6	1	374
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
HN		0	#22	1	704
KR	Boys	0	#24	4	897
BN		0	#27	6	2,297
ET	Boys	0	#27	1	678
NA		0	#28	6	2,537
SV	Boys	0	#28	1	352
BI	Girls	0	#32	2	726
ID		0	#33	7	2,238
EE		0	#36	2	1,051
HN	Girls	0	#38	1	884
MO		0	#39	14	2,706
BI	Boys	0	#42	3	917
MT		0	#42	2	1,767
NL	Boys	0	#43	9,930	5,873
HN	Boys	0	#44	9	749
EC		0	#47	72	2,502
BN	Boys	0	#48	92	6,332
PR		0	#48	8	1,497
HK	Boys	0	#51	3,031	12,905
CM		0	#55	2	2,592
CY		0	#57	4	1,632
CN		0	#59	27	3,857
NL		0	#59	546	2,481
EC	Boys	0	#60	451	3,322
LU		0	#60	7	2,830
TW	Boys	0	#64	306	7,111
JP		0	#67	11	4,057
MY	Boys	0	#67	4,857	25,439
TW		0	#68	33	4,523
AO		0	#70	8	2,729
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
MO	Boys	0	#71	197	5,842
BG		0	#77	6	1,799
JM		0	#77	11	3,714
MD	Boys	0	#78	4	756
MV	Boys	0	#78	2	3,375
CN	Boys	0	#79	391	9,639
PH		0	#79	18	5,607
SI		0	#80	1	1,612
ID	Boys	0	#83	49	4,130
MY		0	#88	291	12,352
PR	Boys	0	#90	105	2,508
CR	Boys	0	#93	1,337	10,188
KZ		0	#94	1	1,452
QA		0	#98	9	7,011
ID	Girls	0	#101	2	3,319
CR		0	#102	57	5,526
SG	Boys	0	#102	1,520	17,960
OM		0	#106	11	6,215
CY	Boys	0	#112	18	3,473
HU		0	#113	3	1,675
BN	Girls	0	#114	1	5,459
HK		0	#114	326	8,483
GT	Boys	0	#116	1,024	7,625
KW		0	#117	5	5,216
PA		0	#119	12	3,797
CY	Girls	0	#124	2	3,755
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
IL		0	#125	177	6,291
PS		0	#125	96	5,692
PH	Boys	0	#127	353	11,440
BW	Boys	0	#128	22	4,685
SG		0	#128	154	11,010
GR		0	#129	7	3,911
MU		0	#129	9	3,613
IQ		0	#131	3	3,533
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#133	5	1,769
IL	Boys	0	#135	1,159	10,983
Norway	Boys	2017	#138	4	450
JO		0	#140	1	2,158
DK	Boys	0	#141	255	7,401
NA	Boys	0	#143	95	6,830
CZ	Boys	0	#144	221	6,530
Germany	Boys	0	#147	3,567	5,697
PE	Boys	0	#147	3,785	14,506
AE		0	#149	29	10,220
LT	Boys	0	#149	3	2,166
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
CO	Boys	0	#152	5,201	15,656
MT	Boys	0	#152	25	4,064
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
RS	Boys	0	#154	1	2,277
GH	Boys	0	#156	265	8,138
DK		0	#162	42	5,198
PR	Girls	0	#166	2	3,171
CZ		0	#167	19	3,154
HU	Boys	0	#169	6	3,954
JM	Boys	0	#169	109	6,876
LU	Boys	0	#170	49	4,970
PT	Boys	0	#175	245	7,951
Sweden	Boys	2022	#176	7	1,509
EC	Girls	0	#176	64	3,650
UY		0	#177	6	2,477
PS	Boys	0	#180	635	10,655
HR		0	#181	1	2,081
PE		0	#184	133	6,350
GH		0	#185	59	5,396
PA	Boys	0	#187	459	9,305
LU	Girls	0	#188	3	4,850
RU		0	#188	7	3,641
AO	Boys	0	#189	54	5,568
AR		0	#191	3	2,915
BO	Boys	0	#191	927	9,244
GT		0	#193	124	5,948
CO		0	#195	447	7,768
BG	Girls	0	#197	27	3,559
BG	Boys	0	#197	23	3,850
MX	Boys	0	#203	3,288	16,355
MX		0	#208	230	8,339
IR		0	#210	20	4,221
PL		0	#210	3	2,600
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
AO	Girls	0	#213	5	4,575
ZA	Boys	0	#215	3,006	25,619
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
PT		0	#225	22	4,161
CL	Boys	0	#230	1,284	13,390
Belgium	Boys	1995	#233	17	433
GR	Boys	0	#233	35	6,912
NA	Girls	0	#234	4	7,146
SA		0	#234	62	10,560
HR	Boys	0	#235	24	3,997
NG		0	#237	28	5,926
MU	Boys	0	#240	123	8,477
BD		0	#241	1	5,992
BO		0	#242	142	6,868
GR	Girls	0	#242	8	6,293
JP	Girls	0	#244	8	6,592
CO	Girls	0	#251	2,956	16,140
UY	Boys	0	#253	183	5,922
MO	Girls	0	#255	9	7,056
KZ	Boys	0	#262	28	6,578
JP	Boys	0	#263	35	7,909
Germany		0	#264	189	2,542
BO	Girls	0	#272	491	9,488
JM	Girls	0	#275	4	7,507
CL		0	#277	142	6,867
BR		0	#280	66	5,969
CN	Girls	0	#283	67	8,829
AL	Boys	0	#285	14	5,122
Canada	Boys	2024	#286	21	2,588
TW	Girls	0	#287	3	8,139
HR	Girls	0	#293	2	3,687
Canada	Girls	2019	#296	5	2,976
BR	Girls	0	#296	1,510	12,708
PL	Boys	0	#300	36	6,459
AR	Boys	0	#302	186	7,628
ZA		0	#305	143	14,421
Spain	Boys	0	#311	1,239	5,610
GH	Girls	0	#315	10	6,973
CZ	Girls	0	#319	23	5,378
DK	Girls	0	#327	3	7,429
MU	Girls	0	#329	23	8,539
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
QA	Girls	0	#336	8	15,378
JO	Girls	0	#339	1	7,570
Austria	Boys	0	#344	99	2,180
JO	Boys	0	#344	34	7,057
IT	Boys	0	#348	3,235	10,046
RU	Boys	0	#350	159	12,621
Spain		0	#354	99	2,326
IR	Boys	0	#355	223	10,162
MX	Girls	0	#355	2,200	17,781
France	Boys	2021	#356	32	2,865
SD	Girls	0	#357	2	7,678
PL	Girls	0	#364	1	5,096
YE		0	#370	12	8,639
CL	Girls	0	#377	690	14,098
PH	Girls	0	#378	13	13,098
NG	Boys	0	#380	1,051	16,906
France	Girls	2020	#392	3	3,215
Finland	Boys	0	#393	35	2,041
PT	Girls	0	#395	57	7,952
CM	Boys	0	#402	155	12,054
EG		0	#406	7	6,387
SD	Boys	0	#406	40	10,523
OM	Girls	0	#422	3	15,987
PA	Girls	0	#439	43	9,861
GT	Girls	0	#443	63	7,500
CR	Girls	0	#456	77	11,342
UY	Girls	0	#467	44	6,731
BH		0	#469	85	17,937
RU	Girls	0	#479	20	11,913
IQ	Girls	0	#493	12	11,303
CM	Girls	0	#495	46	11,671
KW	Girls	0	#504	12	19,177
IR	Girls	0	#507	24	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#510	14	10,981
LY		0	#511	25	12,703
QA	Boys	0	#512	197	18,093
United States	Boys	2024	#516	435	7,044
IT		0	#523	195	4,183
LB		0	#528	131	13,263
AE	Girls	0	#533	21	20,968
SY		0	#542	195	11,684
BD	Boys	0	#550	27	10,045
AR	Girls	0	#556	44	8,289
HK	Girls	0	#559	57	16,104
SG	Girls	0	#563	24	18,916
IQ	Boys	0	#578	90	13,071
Germany	Girls	0	#579	279	4,949
KW	Boys	0	#588	183	18,755
IL	Girls	0	#592	26	11,648
Finland	Boys	2026	#624	59	3,552
BR	Boys	0	#630	123	12,213
PE	Girls	0	#635	342	14,861
IN	Girls	0	#650	5	13,121
SA	Boys	0	#706	1,335	28,008
NL	Girls	0	#726	231	5,933
NG	Girls	0	#735	52	15,093
AE	Boys	0	#736	370	22,615
OM	Boys	0	#753	129	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#764	123	15,035
TN		0	#800	30	13,765
IN	Boys	0	#861	141	16,750
MY	Girls	0	#880	115	24,821
SA	Girls	0	#898	38	25,931
Spain	Girls	0	#899	85	5,561
United States	Girls	2024	#906	11	8,487
ZA	Girls	0	#976	166	25,928
EG	Girls	0	#1,001	9	14,742
DZ		0	#1,018	159	20,130
MA		0	#1,069	60	20,986
TR		0	#1,148	64	19,440
IT	Girls	0	#1,249	198	9,415

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

France

Scotland, United Kingdom

Ireland

Canada

Norway

Switzerland

United States

Sweden

Germany

New York City (Hispanic), United States

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

Wallonia, Belgium

Austria

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

Germany

Spain

Finland

England & Wales, United Kingdom

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