Recorded 1974–1999 Girls' name Peak 1979 29 births

Danesa — girls' name

29 babies named Danesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s111990s5
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Danesa was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Danesa in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Danesa between 1974 and 1999, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Danesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danesa 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 29 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.

Danesa at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

29

Since 1974

26 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1974

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1999

Danesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1974

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 19991985198419791974 5

Danesa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 45% of Danesa's all-time total
1970s131980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danesa?
29 babies have been named Danesa since 1974. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Danesa most popular?
Danesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Danesa been used?
Danesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 26 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Danesa?
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, 1974–1999 (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.