Girls' name · since 1930
Danette
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 10,392 babies named Danette, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,126 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,392
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Danette is the #15126 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,392 recorded since 1930.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danette has been recorded 10,392 times among girls since 1930, currently ranked #15126 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.
- #1,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,126 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,392 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danette ranks #1,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,126 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,392 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,126 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,392
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Danette's 10,392 recorded births place it above 97.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danette compares
10,392 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Danette's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 501 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danette's full recorded timeline at 1979, 14% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 86% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1930, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 501 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 501
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Danette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (4,394 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Danette's strongest decade.
4,394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Danette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 183
1940s
183 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,974 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,394 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,549 births
- 1980s 745
1980s
745 births
- 1990s 252
1990s
252 births
- 2000s 120
2000s
120 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,394 births (42% of all-time use).
How Danette 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 Danette's total volume
Danette by state
Where Danette concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,358 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 561 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 512 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 511 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 482 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 479 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 370 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Washington | | 288 | 2.8% |
1,358 of 10,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Danette appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danette's data
- Danette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,394 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danettes (1,358 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Danette 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.