Girls' name · since 1983
Danai
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 426 babies named Danai, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,048 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 426
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
426 babies have been named Danai since 1983, making it today's #9048 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danai has been recorded 426 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #9048 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #13,004 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,048 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 426 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danai ranks #13,004 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,048 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 426 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,004 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,048 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 426
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danai's 426 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Danai compares
426 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Danai's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danai splits its recorded history at 2006: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Danai popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1975 (Danai as boys' name)
Danai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Danai's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Danai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (27% of all-time use).
Danai by state
Where Danai concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.9% |
8 of 426 births nationwide.
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What to do with Danai's data
- Danai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Danais (8 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 Danai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Danai 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.