Girls' name · since 1965
Dannita
14 babies named Dannita in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dannita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannita has been recorded 14 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1986.
- #50,459 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14 born since 1965
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dannita ranks #50,459 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1965, peaking in the 1960s.
- #50,459 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1965
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dannita's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dannita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dannita splits its recorded history at 1986: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (7 births).
Dannita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1986
- Peak year (1965)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dannita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Dannita's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dannita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dannita's data
- Dannita's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1980s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Dannita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1965–1986 (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 Dannita 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.