Recorded 1961–2005 Girls' name Peak 1984 702 births

Danille — girls' name

702 babies named Danille in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s421970s2061980s2931990s1302000s31
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Danille was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

46 babies were named Danille in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danille

The Social Security Administration has registered 702 babies named Danille between 1961 and 2005, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danille performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Danille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Danille in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danille 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 702 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.

Danille at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

702

Since 1961

45 years of records

Peak year

1984

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1961

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2005

Danille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1961

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1984)
46
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
01020304050 200519971992198719821977197219671961 5

Danille by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
293 births that decade — 42% of Danille's all-time total
1960s421970s2061980s2931990s1302000s31

Danille by state

Where Danille concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Danille
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%
California share of Danille's total US births 3.1%
Even split

22 of 702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danille?
702 babies have been named Danille since 1961. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1984 with 46 births.
When was Danille most popular?
Danille was most popular in the 1980s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Danille most popular?
The top states for the name Danille are California (22 births), Missouri (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Danille been used?
Danille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 45 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Danille?
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.

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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, 1961–2005 (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.