Girls' name · since 1990
Daniah
Daniah has 505 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daniah currently ranks #10374 among girls' names in America, with 505 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Daniah recorded 505 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #10374 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #11,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,374 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 505 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniah ranks #11,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,374 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 505 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daniah's 505 recorded births place it above 83.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Daniah compares
505 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Daniah's all-time total is 34% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daniah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 505 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daniah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Daniah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Daniah's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Daniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (47% of all-time use).
How Daniah 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 Daniah's total volume
Daniah by state
Where Daniah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
13 of 505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Daniah's data
- Daniah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Daniahs (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Daniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Daniah 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.