Recorded 1999–2015 Girls' name Peak 2000 72 births

Danaija — girls' name

72 babies named Danaija in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s522010s15
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Danaija was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Danaija in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danaija

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Danaija between 1999 and 2015, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danaija currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danaija performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Danaija shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danaija in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Danaija at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

72

Since 1999

17 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1999

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2015

Danaija popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1999

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 20152012201120092006200520032002200120001999 5

Danaija by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
52 births that decade — 72% of Danaija's all-time total
1990s52000s522010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danaija?
72 babies have been named Danaija since 1999. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Danaija most popular?
Danaija was most popular in the 2000s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Danaija been used?
Danaija has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 17 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Danaija?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.