Girls' name · since 1916
Danica
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 16,522 babies named Danica, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,634 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,522
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
16,522 babies have been named Danica since 1916, making it today's #1634 girls' name.
Danica has 16,522 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1634 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #1,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,634 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,522 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danica ranks #1,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,634 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,522 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,199 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,634 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,522
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danica's 16,522 recorded births place it above 98.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danica compares
16,522 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Danica's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,522 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danica splits its recorded history at 1989: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 1,109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 1,109
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Danica by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,244 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Danica's strongest decade.
5,244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Danica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s 290
1960s
290 births
- 1970s 1,051
1970s
1,051 births
- 1980s 1,893
1980s
1,893 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,382 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,244 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,591 births
- 2020s 1,019
2020s
1,019 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,244 births (32% of all-time use).
How Danica 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 Danica's total volume
Danica by state
Where Danica concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,822 | 17.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,198 | 7.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 793 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 720 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 574 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 546 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 526 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 466 | 2.8% |
2,822 of 16,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Danica appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danica's data
- Danica's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,244 total births); usage has since declined to 1,019 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danicas (2,822 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 Danica: 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 (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Danica 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.