Given name & surname

Danner

Danner is a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Danner isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Danner through the years

Babies since 1880
414
409 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2011
26 babies
2025
13
#6,539 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−8%
Steady
Boys Girls
05101520002025Highest share 2011Boys 7.6Girls 0.0
Danner in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1989–2025, per million births of each sex. 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

In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,539 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 484 as a first name in 2020; 10,148 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.

Danner’s family of names

In German usage, Danner as a surname has a related form in Tanner. In German usage, Danner as a surname has a related form in THANNER. In German usage, Danner as a surname has a related form in THANNER.

Walk Danner’s family in the name graph

DannerTannerThanner

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 2

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

Similar names

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

Modern

Darey

“a wealthy man”

29RareRising

>99% boys

Modern

Damen

“one who tames or subdues others”

20RareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Rykker

11Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Dangkhoa

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Strummer

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Naser

“one who offers his support”

17Very rareEasing

>99% boys

Modern

Yaasir

15Very rareRising

>99% boys

Modern

Thamer

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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