Recorded 1984–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 186 births

Daniqua — girls' name

186 babies named Daniqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s148
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Daniqua was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

30 babies were named Daniqua in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daniqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Daniqua between 1984 and 1999, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daniqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daniqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daniqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daniqua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daniqua 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 186 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.

Daniqua at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

186

Since 1984

16 years of records

Peak year

1991

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1984

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1999

Daniqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1984

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
30
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
010203040 19991997199519931991198919871984 5

Daniqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
148 births that decade — 80% of Daniqua's all-time total
1980s381990s148

Daniqua by state

Where Daniqua concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daniqua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
21 11.3%
New York share of Daniqua's total US births 11.3%

21 of 186 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daniqua?
186 babies have been named Daniqua since 1984. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1991 with 30 births.
When was Daniqua most popular?
Daniqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Daniqua most popular?
The top states for the name Daniqua are New York (21 births).
How long has the name Daniqua been used?
Daniqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 16 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Daniqua?
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, 1984–1999 (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.