Daney
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Daney by the numbers
Daney was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Daney
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Daney. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Danya diminutive of Daniel meaning god is my judge34 in the US (2017)
- Daleyassembly; from the surname Ó Dálaigh11 in the US (2017)
- Danela form of Daniel; God is my judge7 in the US (2017)
- Dabney9 in the US (2017)
- Darcyfrom Arcy; a place name351 in England and Wales (2025)
- Duanedark; a form of Dubhán100 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Daney
Names that are said the same way as Daney, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Danee5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Daney
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