Girls' name · since 1971
Danay
Danay has 690 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Danay is the #13531 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 690 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Danay recorded 690 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #13531 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #9,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,531 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 690 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danay ranks #9,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,531 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 690 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,531 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danay's 690 recorded births place it above 86.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Danay compares
690 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Danay's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 690 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danay's full recorded timeline at 2000, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Danay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Danay's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Danay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 84
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (32% of all-time use).
How Danay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Danay's total volume
Danay by state
Where Danay concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 2.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
24 of 690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Danay's data
- Danay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danays (24 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 Danay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Danay 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.