US rank #13526 Girls' name Peak 2011 861 births

Danella — #13526 US girls' name

861 babies named Danella in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s231930s91940s781950s751960s1051970s1261980s1101990s812000s992010s1262020s18
#13526
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Danella was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

27 babies were named Danella in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danella

The Social Security Administration has registered 861 babies named Danella between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danella currently holds the #13526 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danella performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Danella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Danella in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danella 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 861 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.

Danella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

861

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2011

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#13,526

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Danella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
27
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Danella by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
126 births that decade — 15% of Danella's all-time total
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Danella by state

Where Danella concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Danella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 1.3%
#2 New York
6 0.7%
Texas share of Danella's total US births 1.3%
Even split

11 of 861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danella?
861 babies have been named Danella since 1914. It currently ranks #13526 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 27 births.
When was Danella most popular?
Danella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Danella most popular?
The top states for the name Danella are Texas (11 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Danella been used?
Danella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Danella?
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.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.