Given name & surname

Danen

“a man from Denmark”

Danen is a variant of Dane. One English interpretation is “a man from Denmark.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Danen is a variant of Dane. One English interpretation is “a man from Denmark.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Danen is a variant of Dane. An origin associated with Dane is English.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Danen is a variant of Dane. The history of Dane gives this family its wider story. Dane’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Danen through the years

Babies since 1880
58
58 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1994
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19940.0
Danen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1969–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 150 as a first name in 2020; 206 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Danen’s family of names

Danen has a related form in Dane.

Walk Danen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Danen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Dishon

Dishon is a surname.

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Dalonta

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Damen

“one who tames or subdues others”

20RareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Danzel

12Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Diquan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Deaven

0Not recently recorded

76% boys · 24% girls

Modern

Dareian

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Deshun

17Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Danen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Danen