Dan
From Hebrew, where it means "judge". Fewer than 800 people in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one, though a few boys still get the name each year.
Dan Pronunciation
Dan is pronounced DAHN (/dan/).
How many people are named Dan
1 in 29606 men in Poland is named Dan. 763 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1075 among male names.
Dan's popularity over time
3 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1222 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023. Still the #1075 name among living men, even as it slips to #1222 among newborns.
Where Dan is most popular
Dan is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Masovian2 boys born+510%
Dan as a middle name
Dan is a first name for 763 men in Poland and a middle name for another 96, an 89/11 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 728th, between Zvi (97) and Jarek (96).
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726
97Salomon
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727
97Zvi
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72896Dan
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729
96Jarek
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730
96Martín