Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Danica

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,634 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

From Slavic female given name, from the Slavic name for the Morning Star (an aspect of the planet Venus).

Rank 2025
#1,634
among girls · ↓80 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
127
named Danica · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,656
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,109 babies
All-time total
16,522
#1,199 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Danica popularity over time

16,522 babies have been named Danica since 1916, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2007Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 10 1 – #4,574
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 42 4 – #4,276
1960s 290 29 +590% #1,609
1970s 1,051 105 +262% #895
1980s 1,893 189 +80% #639
1990s 2,382 238 +26% #639
2000s 5,244 524 +120% #307
2010s 4,591 459 -12% #425
2020s (to 2025) 1,019 170 -63% #1,075

Where Danica 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 117 0.07 outside top 500
2027 109 0.07 outside top 500
2028 102 0.06 outside top 500
2029 97 0.06 outside top 500
2030 93 0.06 outside top 500

Where Danica is most popular

Girls named Danica per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.101 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.

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 Danica 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
New Jersey 41 0.227 +126%
Pennsylvania 44 0.186 +85%
Arizona 24 0.171 +70%
California 135 0.161 +60%
Ohio 34 0.143 +42%
New York 48 0.121 +21%
Washington 17 0.118 +17%
Virginia 20 0.117 +17%
Colorado 11 0.099 ≈ national
Florida 41 0.096 -5%
Oregon 6 0.092 -8%
Illinois 20 0.087 -13%
Texas 69 0.086 -15%
Missouri 10 0.083 -18%
Alabama 5 0.053 -47%
Maryland 5 0.047 -53%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -59%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -69%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -69%
Michigan 5 0.027 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Danica

Danica is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,634 in 2025 with 127 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 16,522 American babies have been named Danica. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,109 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 Danica stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Danica?

The median living Danica is about 18 years old; half are between 13 and 32. An estimated 16 thousand people named Danica are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Danica year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 127 #1,634
2024 137 #1,554
2023 139 #1,534
2022 180 #1,309
2021 233 #1,075
2020 203 #1,158
2019 226 #1,097
2018 263 #995
2017 314 #871
2016 325 #867
2015 403 #708
2014 553 #558
2013 524 #558
2012 599 #509
2011 647 #459
2010 737 #425
2009 861 #379
2008 991 #336
2007 1,109 #307
2006 935 #353
2005 465 #611
2004 204 #1,118
2003 172 #1,229
2002 173 #1,187
2001 142 #1,350
2000 192 #1,075
1995 234 #837
1990 351 #639
1985 188 #856
1980 161 #929
1975 110 #1,071
1970 78 #1,344
1965 40 #1,803
1960 7 #5,277
1955 5 #6,007
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Danica

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Danica McKellar Danica McKellar American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Danica Patrick Danica Patrick American racing driver (born 1982) Contemporary
  3. 3 Danica Roem Danica Roem American journalist and politician b. 1984 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Danica?

The median living Danica is about 18 years old. Half of all living Danicas are between 13 and 32 years old.

How many people named Danica are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Danica are alive in the United States, based on 16,522 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Danica mean?

From Slavic female given name, from the Slavic name for the Morning Star (an aspect of the planet Venus).

How popular is the name Danica in 2025?

Danica ranked #1,634 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 127 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Danica?

16,522 babies have been named Danica in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Danica most popular?

Danica peaked in 2007, when 1,109 newborns received the name.

Is Danica a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Danica rising or falling?

Danica is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Danica become more popular?

Danica is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Danica in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Danica?

Well-known people named Danica include Danica McKellar (actor), Danica Patrick (racing driver), Danica Roem (politician).

Names like Danica

Names that sound and feel close to Danica: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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