Girls' name · since 1955
Danee
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.
- #10,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 565 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danee has been recorded 565 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2017.
- #10,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danee ranks #10,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danee's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Danee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danee's full recorded timeline at 1988, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2017
- Peak year (1982)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Danee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Danee's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Danee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (28% of all-time use).
How Danee 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 Danee's total volume
Danee by state
Where Danee concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
22 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Danee's data
- Danee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danees (22 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1955–2017 (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 Danee 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.