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 [ 2 syll. dan-ny, da-nny ] The boy name Danny is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DAENiy KEY. Danny is used chiefly in the English and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Danny is a pet form of the name Daniel (Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish) in the English language. Danny is also a pet form of the name Dan (German, English, and Romanian) in the English and Hebrew languages. Danny is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. The name's popularity jumped from the 1910s up to the 1940s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1948 with 0.450% of baby boys being given the name Danny. It ranked at #39 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, its usage was only 0.046% and its ranking #330. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Danny, Daniel (Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish) was the most regularly used. In 2008, it was used 19 times more than Danny. Danny has in the past century been mostly given to boys. Baby names that sound like Danny include Dannie (English), Dany (German), Daemon (English), Daimen (English), Daithin (Irish), Daman (Irish and English), Damen (English), Damjan (Hungarian and Slavic), Damon (English), Damyan (Russian), Dana (English, Scandinavian, and Hebrew), Dani (Hungarian, Slovenian, and Spanish), Dano (Czech), Danya (Russian), Darran (English), Darrin (English), Darron (English), Darryn (English), Datan (Hebrew), and Dathan (Hebrew). Details of famous persons named Danny: KEY: Pronunciation for Danny: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
