Girls' name · since 1935
Daneen
Daneen has 1,397 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,050 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,397
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daneen currently ranks #11050 among girls' names in America, with 1,397 babies recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Daneen recorded 1,397 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #11050 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #5,976 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,050 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,397 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneen ranks #5,976 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,050 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,397 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,976 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,050 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,397
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Daneen's 1,397 recorded births place it above 91.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Daneen compares
1,397 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Daneen's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daneen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,397 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daneen's full recorded timeline at 1975, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daneen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Daneen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (569 births, 41% of the file).
1960s was Daneen's strongest decade.
569 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Daneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 129
1950s
129 births
- 1960s
1960s
569 births
- 1970s
1970s
261 births
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 569 births (41% of all-time use).
How Daneen 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 Daneen's total volume
Daneen by state
Where Daneen concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 137 | 9.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 64 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 63 | 4.5% |
| #4 | California | | 61 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 16 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 7 | 0.5% |
137 of 1,397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Daneen appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daneen's data
- Daneen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (569 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Daneens (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Daneen
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daneen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Daneen 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.