Dano

Boys' name

One who judges [of] + me, through Daniel

Dano has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1954. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1954, with 8 recorded.

Babies named Dano, 1977

1 in 529,000

Dano over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Dano: meaning, origin, and history

One who judges [of] + me, through Daniel

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Dano means

Dano belongs to the name family reached through Dano → Daniel → דניאל. Its meaning is “one who judges [of] + me”.

Origin, language, and formation

Dano is used in Slovak.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Daniel and דניאל.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Slovak, Dano is pronounced /danɔ/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 36 boys were recorded with the name Dano between 1954 and 1977. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1954; its best national rank was #3,007 in 1954.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Dano?

Dano had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1977, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1977: 1 in 529,000; 6 of 3,176,294 births
Among boys only: 1 in 274,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1977: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 366,941 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Dano sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1977 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 366,941 children born in 1977 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Dano. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Danos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Dano was born before 1962 — so the typical Dano is around 63 today.

Median birth year: 1962; About 63 years old
Biggest decade: 1950s; 36.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 36; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1950s — 36.1% of all recorded uses (13).

Is Dano rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1954 (8)
Years since peak: 71; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 37.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,007; 1954

Spellings of Dano

Dano is not the most common spelling — Danny is, with 13.6% against Dano's <0.01%.

Danny13.6%286,648
Dale13.2%278,156
Ian12.2%257,664
Dean9.1%192,930
Don7.9%167,632
Duane5.5%115,442
Dan5.0%106,554
Damon3.3%68,841

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Dano by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,007; 1954
Peak year: 1954; 8 that year
First recorded: 1954
Last recorded: 1977
All-time count: 36
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Dano

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Tano Danye Danan Danya Danis Danek Danger Danen Danik Danil Danyl Dangel Danylo Dantay Mano Danni Danson Dandy Dantez Danari Danh Danila Danley Daneal

Sibling names for Dano

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Marita Jacalyn Luanne Romona Louann Madonna Merry Gayla

For a brother

Stanton Stanford Lindsey Jerrold Leigh Garth Sandy Jacky

Explore around Dano

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