Recorded 2000–2019 Girls' name Peak 2008 195 births

Danijah — girls' name

195 babies named Danijah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1462010s49
2000s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Danijah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

23 babies were named Danijah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Danijah between 2000 and 2019, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Danijah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danijah 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 195 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.

Danijah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

195

Since 2000

20 years of records

Peak year

2008

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2000

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2019

Danijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2000

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2008)
23
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
510152025 201920132011200920072005200320012000 9

Danijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
146 births that decade — 75% of Danijah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danijah?
195 babies have been named Danijah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2008 with 23 births.
When was Danijah most popular?
Danijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Danijah been used?
Danijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 20 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Danijah?
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, 2000–2019 (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.