Girls' name · since 1984
Daniqua
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.
- #20,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
186 girls have been named Daniqua since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Daniqua recorded 186 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1999.
- #20,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 186 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniqua ranks #20,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daniqua's 186 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Daniqua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daniqua's full recorded timeline at 1992, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daniqua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1999
- Peak year (1991)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Daniqua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (148 births, 80% of the file).
1990s was Daniqua's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Daniqua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 148 births (80% of all-time use).
Daniqua by state
Where Daniqua concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 11.3% |
21 of 186 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Daniquas (21 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 Daniqua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1984–1999 (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 Daniqua 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.