Recorded 1994–2013 Girls' name Peak 2001 251 births

Danaja — girls' name

251 babies named Danaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s382000s1842010s29
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Danaja was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

29 babies were named Danaja in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Danaja between 1994 and 2013, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Danaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Danaja in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danaja 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 251 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.

Danaja at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

251

Since 1994

20 years of records

Peak year

2001

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1994

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2013

Danaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1994

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2001)
29
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 2013200920062003200019971994 6

Danaja by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
184 births that decade — 73% of Danaja's all-time total
1990s382000s1842010s29

Danaja by state

Where Danaja concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Danaja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 2.0%
Michigan share of Danaja's total US births 2.0%

5 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danaja?
251 babies have been named Danaja since 1994. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2001 with 29 births.
When was Danaja most popular?
Danaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Danaja most popular?
The top states for the name Danaja are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Danaja been used?
Danaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 20 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Danaja?
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, 1994–2013 (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.