Girls' name · since 1947
Danae
7,443 babies named Danae in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,417 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,443
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danae currently ranks #2417 among girls' names in America, with 7,443 babies recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Danae recorded 7,443 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #2417 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #1,988 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,417 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,443 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danae ranks #1,988 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,417 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,443 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,988 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,417 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,443
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danae's 7,443 recorded births place it above 97.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danae compares
7,443 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Danae's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,443 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 212 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danae splits its recorded history at 1986: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 212 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 212
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Danae popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1990 (Danae as boys' name)
Danae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,815 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Danae's strongest decade.
1,815 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Danae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 122
1950s
122 births
- 1960s 269
1960s
269 births
- 1970s 550
1970s
550 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,293 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,699 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,815 births
- 2010s
2010s
987 births
- 2020s 692
2020s
692 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,815 births (24% of all-time use).
How Danae 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 Danae's total volume
Danae by state
Where Danae concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,178 | 15.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 589 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 350 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 284 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 265 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 228 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 197 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 167 | 2.2% |
1,178 of 7,443 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Danae appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danae's data
- Danae's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,815 total births) through the 2020s (692) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Danaes (1,178 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 Danae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Danae 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.