Girls' name · since 1961
Danille
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 702 babies named Danille, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 702
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danille is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 702 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danille has been recorded 702 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2005.
- #9,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 702 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danille ranks #9,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 702 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 702
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danille's 702 recorded births place it above 86.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Danille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danille's full recorded timeline at 1983, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2005
- Peak year (1984)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Danille by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (293 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Danille's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Danille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
206 births
- 1980s
1980s
293 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 293 births (42% of all-time use).
How Danille 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 Danille's total volume
Danille by state
Where Danille concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
22 of 702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Danille's data
- Danille's decade-level peak was the 1980s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danilles (22 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1961–2005 (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 Danille 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.