UK boy's name
Danann
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Danann is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Danann popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3225, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2002 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Danann is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 29 living people in the UK are called Danann. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Danann ranked #3225 for boys in England and Wales in 2002, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2002, when 3 boys were registered as Danann.
- • Danann ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #312 in 2023.
- • About 29 living people in the UK are estimated to have Danann as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3225
2002
Births in 2002
3
Latest year
Peak year
2002
3 births
Estimated living
29
2026
Decades
Danann by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Danann was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3225 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Danann is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Danann. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Danann ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #312 in 2023.
Across the UK
Danann in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#312 in 2023
6 years of NISRA records, 26 total registered
Related
Names similar to Danann
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Danann: questions and answers
How popular is the name Danann in the UK right now?
In 2002, Danann was ranked #3225 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Danann most popular?
The peak year on record was 2002, with 3 babies registered as Danann in England and Wales.
How many people are called Danann in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Danann across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 26 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Danann most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Danann ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #312 in 2023. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.