UK boy's name
Danny-Lee
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Danny-Lee is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Danny-Lee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4608, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 11 births.
This profile covers 93 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 1996 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, 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.
The latest count is about 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 92 living people in the UK are called Danny-Lee. 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 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Danny-Lee ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 11 boys were registered as Danny-Lee.
- • About 92 living people in the UK are estimated to have Danny-Lee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4608
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
2011
11 births
Estimated living
92
2026
Popularity
Danny-Lee over time
The chart below shows babies named Danny-Lee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Danny-Lee, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Danny-Lee by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Danny-Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4608 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3497 | 50 | 9 |
| 2000s | #2878 | 27 | 5 |
| 1990s | #2762 | 13 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Danny-Lee
- 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
Danny-Lee: questions and answers
How popular is the name Danny-Lee in the UK right now?
In 2020, Danny-Lee was ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Danny-Lee most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 11 babies registered as Danny-Lee in England and Wales.
How many people are called Danny-Lee in the UK?
A total of 93 babies have been registered as Danny-Lee across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
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.