Danie
Masculine · “God is my judge”
Danie is given to both — 543 boys and 272 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Danie reaches American records by two roads. In Afrikaans it is the everyday short form of Daniel for boys; in America it is also a pet form of Danielle for girls. It leans to boys, with girls the smaller share.
How old is the name Danie?
Danie first appears in US birth records in 1919 — 106 years ago. The typical Danie alive today was born around 1972, making them about 53 years old. About 400 people named Danie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Danie most popular?
Danie peaked in 1950, reaching #1941 nationally. See the whole 1950 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Daniyyel to Danie
The story of Danie
In South Africa, Danie is what every Daniel is called, and Danie Craven, a player, coach and administrator who shaped the game for half a century, was known simply as Mr Rugby. In America, the same spelling reached girls as a short form of Danielle. The two roads meet in one name, carried by boys and girls alike.
Meaning
God is my judge, through Daniel
Danie is a pet form of Daniel, from Hebrew Daniyyel, God is my judge, and for girls of Danielle, its feminine.
How the name formed
- Daniyyel
- Daniel / Danielle
- Danie
Related forms: Danie · Danny
Pronouncing Danie
DAN-ee
Two syllables, stressed on the first. In Afrikaans, DAH-nee.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1919
- Most boys named
- 198419 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1941reached in 1950
- Change vs 2003
- 0.0%6 in 2010, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Danie in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Danie in Afrikaans — same name
- Danny in English — spelling variant
Danies among us
people named Danie are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Danie sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short, friendly and familiar.
- It works for a boy or a girl.
- People will write Danny or Dani.
- It leans to boys in the record; a girl named Danie may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Danies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Danie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Danie in 2025?
- Danie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Danie with classmates?
- Danie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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