Danny Elfman
There are approximately 1 people named Danny Elfman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Danny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Elfman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Danny
225K
Alive today
Named Elfman
316
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 225K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1954
Average age: 58
Top Census group: White (67.1%)
Estimated bearers: 316
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #75,363
Per 100K: 0.09
Top ancestry: White (97.5%)
First name trend
Danny: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Danny. The peak year was 1954 with 9,128 births. The average person named Danny today is 58 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Danny
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Danny, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 67.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Danny described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Danny at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.1% · 132,321
- Hispanic or Latino15.4% · 30,286
- Black or African American7.5% · 14,784
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.5% · 12,816
- Two or more races2.6% · 5,174
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,732
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Elfman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Elfman, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 97.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Elfman described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Elfman at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White97.5% · 269
- Two or more races1.1% · 3
- Black or African American0.7% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Danny has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0657% of the US population, based on 225,152 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Danny right now.
The surname Elfman appears at a rate of 0.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Danny Elfman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Danny Elfman: questions and answers
How many people are named Danny Elfman?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Danny Elfman. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0657%) with the surname frequency (0.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Danny Elfman?
We classify Danny Elfman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Danny a male or female name?
Danny is predominantly male. Out of 287,870 total SSA registrations, 99.4% were male and 0.6% were female. See the full Danny profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Danny Elfman?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.