Given name & surname
Daney
“he judged”·“God is my judge”
Daney is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.” Daney is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daney is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.” Daney is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Daney is a variant of Dan. The history of Dan gives this family its wider story. Dan appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Daney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 88
- 11 boys · 77 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 269 as a first name in 2020; 525 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.
Daney’s family of names
Daney has a related form in Danielle. Daney has a related form in Dana. Daney has a related form in Dan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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