Recorded 1951–1995 Girls' name Peak 1973 142 births

Danuta — girls' name

142 babies named Danuta in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s271960s511970s371980s221990s5
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Danuta was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Danuta in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danuta

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Danuta between 1951 and 1995, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danuta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danuta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Danuta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Danuta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danuta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 142 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Danuta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

142

Since 1951

45 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1951

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1995

Danuta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1951

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 19951983197519711966196219531951 5

Danuta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
51 births that decade — 36% of Danuta's all-time total
1950s271960s511970s371980s221990s5

Danuta by state

Where Danuta concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Danuta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 3.5%
New Jersey share of Danuta's total US births 3.5%

5 of 142 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danuta?
142 babies have been named Danuta since 1951. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Danuta most popular?
Danuta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Danuta most popular?
The top states for the name Danuta are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Danuta been used?
Danuta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 45 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Danuta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.