Girls' name · since 2012
Daenerys
Daenerys has 1,472 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,472
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daenerys currently ranks #1768 among girls' names in America, with 1,472 babies recorded since 2012.
Daenerys has 1,472 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1768 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #5,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,768 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,472 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daenerys ranks #5,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,768 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,472 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,768 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,472
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daenerys's 1,472 recorded births place it above 92.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daenerys compares
1,472 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daenerys's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daenerys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,472 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daenerys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daenerys's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 21 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 166, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daenerys popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Daenerys popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Daenerys as boys' name)
Daenerys by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (780 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Daenerys's strongest decade.
780 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Daenerys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
780 births
- 2020s
2020s
692 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 780 births (53% of all-time use).
How Daenerys compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daenerys's total volume
Daenerys by state
Where Daenerys concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 193 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 191 | 13.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 119 | 8.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 98 | 6.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 40 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 19 | 1.3% |
193 of 1,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Daenerys appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daenerys's data
- Daenerys's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (780 total births) through the 2020s (692) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daeneryss (193 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daenerys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daenerys draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.