# Dana vs Danny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dana
*name · IPA /ˈdɑːnə/ · frequency rank #9,313*
An American surname.

### Danny
*name · IPA /ˈdæni/ · frequency rank #4,663*
A unisex given name

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dana-vs-danny