Girls' name · since 1953
Danine
Danine has 291 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Danine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 291 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Danine recorded 291 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1986.
- #16,164 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danine ranks #16,164 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,164 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Danine's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Danine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danine splits its recorded history at 1972: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1986
- Peak year (1966)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Danine by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (146 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Danine's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Danine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
146 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 146 births (50% of all-time use).
Danine by state
Where Danine concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
18 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Danine's data
- Danine's decade-level peak was the 1960s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Danines (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Danine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1953–1986 (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 Danine 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.