Recorded 1955–2017 Girls' name Peak 1982 565 births

Danee — girls' name

565 babies named Danee in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s351970s961980s1591990s1452000s972010s23
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Danee was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

22 babies were named Danee in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danee

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Danee between 1955 and 2017, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Danee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Danee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danee 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 565 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.

Danee at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

565

Since 1955

63 years of records

Peak year

1982

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1955

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2017

Danee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1955

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1982)
22
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
0510152025 20172006199819911984197719701955 5

Danee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
159 births that decade — 28% of Danee's all-time total
1950s101960s351970s961980s1591990s1452000s972010s23

Danee by state

Where Danee concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Danee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 3.9%
#2 New York
5 0.9%
California share of Danee's total US births 3.9%
Even split

22 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danee?
565 babies have been named Danee since 1955. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1982 with 22 births.
When was Danee most popular?
Danee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Danee most popular?
The top states for the name Danee are California (22 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Danee been used?
Danee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 63 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Danee?
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, 1955–2017 (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.