Girls' name · since 1985

Danique

Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Danique, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,939 of 72,339
all-time among girls
134
born since 1985
1990s
peak decade

Danique sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 134 recorded since 1985.

Danique has 134 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2016.

  • #23,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 134 born since 1985
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danique ranks #23,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.

#23,939 of 72,339
all-time among girls
134
born since 1985
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danique's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Danique's full recorded timeline at 1999, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Danique popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
468101214 1985199319961999200420112016 5

Danique by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 59% of the file).

1990s was Danique's strongest decade.

79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Danique births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danique?
Danique has been given to 134 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,939 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 12 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Danique sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danique ranks #23,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danique most popular?
Danique was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Danique been used?
The SSA has tracked Danique since 1985 -- 32 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Danique?
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.

What to do with Danique's data

  • Danique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Danique

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1985–2016 (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 Danique 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.