Girls' name · since 1983
Dannica
444 babies named Dannica in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 444
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
444 girls have been named Dannica since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dannica recorded 444 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2019.
- #12,712 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 444 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannica ranks #12,712 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 444 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,712 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 444
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dannica's 444 recorded births place it above 82.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dannica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dannica's full recorded timeline at 2001, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dannica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2019
- Peak year (2007)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dannica by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (182 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Dannica's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dannica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 182 births (41% of all-time use).
Dannica by state
Where Dannica concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dannica's data
- Dannica's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2010s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dannicas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dannica: 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 (~36 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, 1983–2019 (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 Dannica 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.