Girls' name · since 2005
Danaly
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Danaly, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16518
- among girls today
- 143
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Danaly is the #16518 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 143 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Danaly recorded 143 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #16518 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16518 among girls today
- 143 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Danaly is currently the #16518 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 143 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16518
- among girls today
- 143
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Danaly vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
60% of everyone ever named Danaly was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Danaly in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
How Danaly compares
143 30th percentile among 17,726 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
Danaly's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danaly | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 143 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Danaly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danaly's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danaly at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Danaly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Currently ranks #16518 among girls.
143 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 14 births in a single year.
Danaly by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Danaly's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Danaly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (60% of all-time use).
Danaly decade highlights
- Peak decade 86 births
- Runner-up 29 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Danaly by state
Where Danaly concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 3.5% |
10 of 143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.0% of nationwide
- California 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Danaly's data
- Danaly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (29) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Danalys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Danaly: #16518 Girls' Name - 143 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/danaly. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Danaly 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 June 2026.
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