Girls' name · since 1932
Danita
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 7,516 babies named Danita, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,516
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
7,516 girls have been named Danita since 1932, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Danita has 7,516 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2024.
- #1,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,516 born since 1932
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danita ranks #1,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,516 born since 1932, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,516
- born since 1932
- 1960s
- peak decade
Danita's 7,516 recorded births place it above 97.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Danita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danita's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 314, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2024
- Peak year (1961)
- 314
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Danita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,680 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Danita's strongest decade.
2,680 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Danita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 110
1940s
110 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,466 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,680 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,897 births
- 1980s 806
1980s
806 births
- 1990s 307
1990s
307 births
- 2000s 137
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,680 births (36% of all-time use).
How Danita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Danita's total volume
Danita by state
Where Danita concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 527 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 407 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 391 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 350 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 317 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 291 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 259 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 216 | 2.9% |
527 of 7,516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Danita appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danita's data
- Danita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,680 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danitas (527 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1932–2024 (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 Danita 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.