Given name & surname
Danne
“God is my judge”
In Swedish use, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. Daniel is a Hebrew biblical name used in Jewish naming traditions and in languages including English, French, German, Polish, and Czech.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. In Swedish use, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. The shared background comes through Daniel: Daniel’s Hebrew meaning has remained closely tied to its biblical identity. In Ireland, Daniel has also served as an English-language substitute for Gaelic Domhnall, a separate historical use.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Swedish use, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. The history of Daniel gives this family its wider story. The biblical Daniel is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den. His story was a favourite subject of medieval miracle plays, giving the name a life in performance as well as scripture. Danne is a variant of Diane. The history of Diane gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Diane is associated with the goddess of the moon and the hunt.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Danne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 654
- 175 boys · 479 girls
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 36 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 7 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1966. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 728 as a first name in 2020; 117 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.
Danne’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Danne is a diminutive of Daniel. Danne has a related form in Diane. In Greek usage, Danne as a surname is a transliteration of Δαννέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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