Fun Facts About the Name Danger
- 91 babies named Danger: U.S. records list 91 babies given the name Danger from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Danger Mean?
Danger is an English word name, taken directly from the common noun danger, which means "peril" or "risk of harm." The noun came into Middle English from Anglo-French danger and daunger, which go back to a Vulgar Latin form reconstructed as *dominiarium, a derivative of Latin dominium ("lordship, ownership, dominion"), itself from dominus ("lord, master").
In Old French the word meant "power, dominion, jurisdiction" - a lord's authority over a person - and also "power to harm," which is where the modern sense begins. English kept the word but pushed its meaning toward "jeopardy" and "risk," and that is the sense the name carries now. The older idea of lordship or dominion belongs to the word's history rather than to its present meaning.
Danger Name History & Origins
Danger enters name use as a word name: it is adopted straight from the English noun rather than inherited from an older personal name in another language, and it has no tie to a saint, a biblical figure, or a royal line. Word names of this kind are a modern English-language habit, and Danger is a rare example that names a hazard rather than a virtue such as Grace or Honor.
The noun behind it has a long record. It was borrowed into English from Anglo-French after the Norman Conquest and appears in Middle English writing by the thirteenth century, with its meaning shifting over the medieval period from "power, dominion" to "risk of harm." That shift is what makes the name's surface sense so different from its etymology.
As a personal name it is uncommon and is used mainly in English-speaking countries, including as a middle name, where it plays on the joking phrase "Danger is my middle name." A modern bearer is the Zimbabwean footballer Danger Fourpence. The word is also familiar from the musician's stage name Danger Mouse and from the cartoon character of the same name, but those are chosen public names and puns on "dangerous mouse," not evidence about how the given name developed. Danger also exists as a surname; a surname and a given name with the same spelling need not share an origin, and the given name described here rests on the English noun.
How Popular is the Name Danger?
Danger has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #7,129 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,457 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,622 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,073 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #7,129 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,757 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #11,072 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #8,288 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,929 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,865 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #12,556 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,301 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #12,658 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,892 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Danger Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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