Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2001

Danae

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,417 Trend ↑ Rising 23%
Rank 2025
#2,417
among girls · ↓1,073 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
74
named Danae · -56% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,720
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2001
212 babies
All-time total
7,449
#1,988 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Danae popularity over time

7,449 babies have been named Danae since 1947, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 16 – 16 2 – #4,783
1950s 122 – 122 12 +662% #2,361
1960s 269 – 269 27 +120% #1,713
1970s 550 – 550 55 +104% #1,266
1980s 1,293 – 1,293 129 +135% #1,000
1990s 1,699 6 1,705 171 +32% #913
2000s 1,815 – 1,815 182 +6% #1,011
2010s 987 – 987 99 -46% #1,630
2020s (to 2025) 692 – 692 115 +17% #1,344

Where Danae is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 77 0.05 outside top 500
2029 78 0.05 outside top 500
2030 79 0.05 outside top 500

Where Danae is most popular

Girls named Danae per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.073 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Danae born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 112 0.139 +92%
California 74 0.088 +21%
Illinois 20 0.087 +20%
New York 34 0.086 +18%
New Jersey 14 0.078 +7%
Oregon 5 0.077 +6%
Virginia 13 0.076 +5%
Florida 29 0.068 -7%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -23%
Arizona 7 0.050 -31%
Washington 6 0.042 -43%
Georgia 7 0.031 -58%
Michigan 5 0.027 -62%
North Carolina 6 0.026 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Danae

Danae is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,417 in 2025 with 74 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 7,449 American babies have been named Danae. Its peak came in 2001, when 212 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Danae stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Danae?

The median living Danae is about 27 years old; half are between 17 and 38. An estimated 7,300 people named Danae are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Danae year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 74 #2,417 – –
2024 170 #1,344 – –
2023 116 #1,763 – –
2022 107 #1,887 – –
2021 122 #1,699 – –
2020 103 #1,873 – –
2019 112 #1,820 – –
2018 87 #2,165 – –
2017 85 #2,228 – –
2016 58 #2,912 – –
2015 86 #2,198 – –
2014 102 #1,960 – –
2013 106 #1,890 – –
2012 98 #1,986 – –
2011 121 #1,715 – –
2010 132 #1,630 – –
2009 148 #1,531 – –
2008 163 #1,447 – –
2007 160 #1,461 – –
2006 182 #1,293 – –
2005 181 #1,253 – –
2004 200 #1,142 – –
2003 196 #1,124 – –
2002 202 #1,057 – –
2001 212 #1,011 – –
2000 171 #1,171 – –
1995 163 #1,091 – –
1990 191 #976 6 #7,365
1985 124 #1,149 – –
1980 77 #1,533 – –
1975 55 #1,714 – –
1970 39 #2,087 – –
1965 25 #2,418 – –
1960 15 #3,239 – –
1955 16 #2,855 – –
1950 7 #4,398 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Danae, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Danae?

The median living Danae is about 27 years old. Half of all living Danaes are between 17 and 38 years old.

How many people named Danae are alive today?

An estimated 7,300 people named Danae are alive in the United States, based on 7,449 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Danae in 2025?

Danae ranked #2,417 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 74 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Danae?

7,449 babies have been named Danae in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Danae most popular?

Danae peaked in 2001, when 212 newborns received the name.

Is Danae a boy or girl name?

Danae is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Danae rising or falling?

Danae is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Danae become more popular?

Danae is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 79 girls named Danae in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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