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What does Danny mean?
Danny 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Danny) has its root in Hebrew, and the name Danny means "God is my judge". Danny is a variant form of Daniel (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Dan-
ASSOCIATED WITH judge
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA DANIEL Dan▼, Danal, Dane, Daneal, Danek, Danell, Danial, Danil, Danilo▲, Danko, Dannel, Danyal, Danyel
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Deny, ..
(female) Dannai, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Danny Forrest (D.F.), ..
How popular is Danny?
Danny is a very popular first name for men (#101 out of 1220, Top 8%) and a slightly less popular last name for all people (#78838 out of 150436, Top 52%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Danny entered the list in 1900-1909 and reached its top rank of #44 in the U.S. in the 1950s, and is presently at #540. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Danny (#540 A YEAR AGO) are Dan (#1660), Dane (#756), Danial, Daniel (#15), Danilo (#1033) and Dannie. Other forms, like Danyel, are uncommon. These forms of Danny were favored by parents 38 years ago (AVERAGE #703) and have become significantly less widespread since (#1143, DOWN 67%), with forms like Daniel becoming less stylish. Daniel has generally been the top pick of parents, although Danilo seems to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Danny▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dana▼, Danie, Danno, Denney, Dennie, Denny▼, Dino▼, Donau, Donnie▼ and Donny▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Barny, Benny▼, Carny, Dabney, Dabny, Dacey, Dacy, Daffy, Dagny, Dahey, Dahy, Daicy, Daily, Dain, Daine, Daley, Daly, Danar, Danby, Dandy, Dann, Danon, Dantay, Dante▲, Darby, Darcy, Darry, Darsy, Davey, Davy, Day, Dayne, Denby, Denly, Dennys, Donn, Donne, Dunly (see Dunley), Dunn, Dunne, Gianny, Hany, Jonny, Karny (see Kearney), Kenny▼, Lanny▼, Lenny, Lonny, Manny, Renny, Ronny▼, Sonny▲, Sunny, Tenny and Vinny. These names tend to be less commonly used than Danny.
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