Dannon
Masculine
Dannon is given to both — 503 boys and 92 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Dannon is also the American name of Danone, the yogurt company, and that brand name is itself a pet form of Daniel. Isaac Carasso founded the business in Barcelona in 1919 and named it for his son Daniel, called Danon in Catalan; when Daniel Carasso set up the American company in New York in 1942, the spelling became Dannon.
How old is the name Dannon?
Dannon first appears in US birth records in 1968 — 57 years ago. The typical Dannon alive today was born around 1988, making them about 37 years old. About 500 people named Dannon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dannon most popular?
Dannon peaked in 1979, reaching #1464 nationally. See the whole 1979 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Dannon
Dannon has a double n at its middle and an open -on at its end, the same shape as Shannon and Brannon, and it puts Dan, the oldest short form of Daniel, at the front. It shares its letters with a company whose own name is a family nickname for a boy called Daniel, carried from Barcelona to New York. Our story of Dannon lets the two meet: a pet name that became a company name, and the same letters written on a birth certificate.
Meaningnot established
Not established
As a given name it has no documented source. It puts Dan, the short form of Daniel, before the ending of Shannon and Brannon, and it shares its spelling with a brand name that is a pet form of Daniel, the Hebrew name read as 'God is my judge'.
Pronouncing Dannon
DAN-un
Two syllables, stressed on the first, the same as the yogurt brand.
Nicknames for Dannon
Limited
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
- 1968
- Most boys named
- 197941 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1464reached in 1979
- Change vs 2018
- 0.0%5 in 2020, from 5
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.
Dannons among us
people named Dannon 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
Dannon 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
- Everyone can say and spell it on first hearing, because the brand made it familiar.
- Dan comes built in as a short form.
- Its -on ending matches familiar names like Shannon and Brannon.
- The yogurt brand is the first thing many Americans will think of, and school jokes are likely.
- Most children with this spelling are boys, with a real minority of girls; the name works either way, and either child may meet the other assumption.
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Frequently asked
- How many Dannons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Dannon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dannon in 2025?
- Dannon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Dannon with classmates?
- Dannon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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