Girls' name · since 1996
Daniya
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 1,603 babies named Daniya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,603
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daniya is the #5328 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,603 recorded since 1996.
Daniya has 1,603 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5328 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #5,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,328 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,603 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniya ranks #5,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,328 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,603 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,328 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,603
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daniya's 1,603 recorded births place it above 92.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Daniya compares
1,603 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daniya's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,603 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daniya splits its recorded history at 2011: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 119 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Daniya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (773 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Daniya's strongest decade.
773 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Daniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
773 births
- 2010s
2010s
625 births
- 2020s 169
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 773 births (48% of all-time use).
How Daniya 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 Daniya's total volume
Daniya by state
Where Daniya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 142 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 91 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 67 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 64 | 4.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 44 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 42 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 41 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 38 | 2.4% |
142 of 1,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Daniya appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daniya's data
- Daniya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (773 total births); usage has since declined to 169 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Daniyas (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Daniya 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.