Girls' name · since 1961
Danett
Danett has 143 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
143 girls have been named Danett since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Danett recorded 143 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2012.
- #23,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danett ranks #23,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danett's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Danett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danett's full recorded timeline at 1978, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2012
- Peak year (2011)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Danett by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (60 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Danett's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Danett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 60 births (42% of all-time use).
Danett by state
Where Danett concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 9.1% |
13 of 143 births nationwide.
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- Danett's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2010s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Danetts (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Danett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1961–2012 (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 Danett 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.