Girls' name · since 1951
Danuta
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Danuta, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
142 girls have been named Danuta since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danuta has been recorded 142 times among girls since 1951, 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 1951 to 1995.
- #23,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danuta ranks #23,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Danuta's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Danuta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danuta's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danuta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1995
- Peak year (1973)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Danuta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (51 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Danuta's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Danuta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 51 births (36% of all-time use).
Danuta by state
Where Danuta concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Danuta's data
- Danuta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (51 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Danutas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Danuta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1951–1995 (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 Danuta 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.