Given name & surname
Dann
“he judged”
Dann is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dann is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1927. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dann 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
Dann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,234
- 1,089 boys · 1,145 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 116 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 49% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,397 as a first name in 2020; 3,120 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dann
- Dann FlorekAmerican actorborn 1950
- Dann HuffAmerican record producer and songwriterborn 1960
- Dann HumeNew Zealand musicianborn 1987
- Dann Thomaswriterborn 1952
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Dann, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Danie
“he judged” · “God is my judge”
67% boys · 33% girls
Jennis
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl” · “of the beginning; the first book of the Bible”
59% boys · 41% girls
Danko
“God is my judge”
61% boys · 39% girls
Daut
Daut is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Albanian.
50% boys · 50% girls
Medan
“strife” · “judgment”
71% boys · 29% girls
Dindin
“judged, vindicated”
50% boys · 50% girls
Ifan
“God is gracious”
24% boys · 76% girls
Jòvan
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