Girls' name · since 1982
Danara
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Danara, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Danara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Danara recorded 44 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #36,390 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danara ranks #36,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Danara's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Danara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danara's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
44 total births across 43 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 10 births in a single year.
Danara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Danara's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Danara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).
Danara decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Danara's data
- Danara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Danara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
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, 1982–2024 (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 Danara 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.
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