Dan

Hebrew

"God is my judge"

Dan Origin and Meaning

The name Dan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my judge".

Often stands alone in Israel, but rarely here.

Dan Rank in US Top 1000

# 938 in the US

Popularity of the name Dan

• 1025 Nameberry 2020
• 691 Unique 2023
• 990 England 2018
• 99 Israel 2023

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Famous People Named Dan

• Dan several legendary Danish kings
• Dan Crown Prince of the ancient Chinese State of Yan
• Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather American TV journalist
• Daniel Constantine "Dan" Marino American football player
• Daniel Jacob "Dan" Radcliffe British actor
• Daniel James "Dan" Howell English radio presenter and internet personality
• Dan Richards guitarist for One Direction
• Dan Auerbach singer and guitarist of American band The Black Keys
• Daniel Jonathan "Dan" Stevens English actor
• Daniel "Dan" Campbell Smith lead singer of English band Bastille
• Dan Shechtman Israeli chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Dan Leno (born George Wild Galvin) English musical hall comedian
• Daniel "DJ Dan" Wherrett American house DJ
• Daniel Robert "Dan" Middleton aka DanTDM English YouTuber
• Daniel Coulter "Dan" Reynolds American musician of band Imagine Dragons

The name Dan in Pop Culture

• Dan Baker character in Australian TV soap "Home and Away"
• Daniel Robert "Dan" Scott character on "One Tree Hill"
• Dan Humphrey main character in the Gossip Girl series
• Dan Bartlett character in movie "Hot Pursuit"
• Dan Dare British comic character
• Desperate Dan character in British comic The Dandy
• Dan Cahill character in "The 39 Clues" series
• Dan Hibiki character in the Street Fighter Alpha video game series
• Dan Moroboshi character in Japanese series Ultra Seven
• Dan Kuso character in anime "Bakugan"
• "Old Dan Tucker " American popular song
• Dan a city belonging to the tribe of Dan (Joshua 19:47)
• Officer Dan character in the TV series "Married...With Children"
• Dan Biblical son of Jacob