girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Danna

Meaning Anna (“of Anna Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #394 Trend ↑ Rising 60%

As a surname from French D'Anna (“of Anna”).

Rank 2025
#394
among girls · ↓87 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
787
named Danna · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,042
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
1,231 babies
All-time total
25,240
#921 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Danna popularity over time

25,240 babies have been named Danna 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 10 – 10 1 – #4,575
1920s 85 – 85 9 +750% #2,611
1930s 204 – 204 20 +140% #1,270
1940s 824 25 849 85 +316% #751
1950s 1,348 38 1,386 139 +63% #736
1960s 2,193 28 2,221 222 +60% #615
1970s 1,651 20 1,671 167 -25% #649
1980s 1,192 18 1,210 121 -28% #1,043
1990s 981 – 981 98 -19% #1,281
2000s 4,454 – 4,454 445 +354% #390
2010s 6,949 5 6,954 695 +56% #267
2020s (to 2025) 5,215 – 5,215 869 +25% #295

Where Danna 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 841 0.52 #363
2027 890 0.55 #345
2028 934 0.58 #328
2029 973 0.61 #313
2030 1,008 0.63 #304

Where Danna is most popular

Girls named Danna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.566 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Maryland, and District of Columbia.

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 Danna 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 227 1.26 +122%
Maryland 129 1.22 +115%
District of Columbia 14 1.18 +109%
Texas 879 1.09 +93%
Connecticut 60 1.03 +82%
New York 397 1.00 +77%
Louisiana 82 0.937 +66%
Tennessee 129 0.814 +44%
Colorado 90 0.806 +43%
California 650 0.773 +37%
Florida 324 0.757 +34%
Virginia 125 0.733 +30%
Arizona 102 0.727 +29%
Georgia 160 0.704 +25%
South Carolina 60 0.667 +18%
Oregon 42 0.645 +14%
Massachusetts 75 0.620 +10%
Alabama 58 0.618 +9%
North Carolina 138 0.606 +7%
Utah 48 0.577 ≈ national
Indiana 72 0.513 -9%
Arkansas 27 0.511 -10%
Nebraska 18 0.501 -11%
Nevada 23 0.495 -12%
Illinois 106 0.463 -18%
Oklahoma 34 0.462 -18%
Kansas 25 0.433 -23%
Washington 60 0.415 -27%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -29%
Minnesota 41 0.380 -33%
New Mexico 9 0.370 -35%
Iowa 21 0.359 -36%
Kentucky 26 0.304 -46%
Missouri 36 0.299 -47%
Pennsylvania 66 0.279 -51%
Ohio 51 0.215 -62%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -77%
Michigan 18 0.099 -83%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -88%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Danna

Danna is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #394 in 2025 with 787 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 25,240 American babies have been named Danna. Its peak came in 2010, when 1,231 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Danna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Danna?

The median living Danna is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 40. An estimated 24 thousand people named Danna are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Danna 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 787 #394 – –
2024 1,003 #307 – –
2023 1,056 #295 – –
2022 899 #354 – –
2021 843 #369 – –
2020 627 #487 – –
2019 621 #507 – –
2018 594 #527 – –
2017 581 #533 – –
2016 610 #510 – –
2015 602 #521 – –
2014 564 #550 – –
2013 650 #473 – –
2012 625 #490 – –
2011 876 #365 – –
2010 1,226 #267 5 #12,663
2009 816 #390 – –
2008 758 #424 – –
2007 458 #647 – –
2006 579 #522 – –
2005 550 #527 – –
2004 426 #643 – –
2003 310 #798 – –
2002 276 #840 – –
2001 171 #1,196 – –
2000 110 #1,605 – –
1995 83 #1,747 – –
1990 127 #1,281 – –
1985 104 #1,288 – –
1980 137 #1,043 – –
1975 157 #850 5 #5,641
1970 230 #687 5 #4,854
1965 198 #700 – –
1960 184 #753 5 #4,155
1955 126 #865 8 #3,020
1950 110 #834 9 #2,615
1945 80 #844 6 #3,063
1940 31 #1,357 – –
1935 20 #1,731 – –
1930 11 #2,722 – –
1925 10 #3,160 – –
1920 7 #4,053 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Danna

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

  1. 1 Danna Paola Danna Paola Mexican singer and actress (born 1995) Contemporary
  2. 2 Danna García Danna García Colombian actress and model b. 1978 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Danna?

The median living Danna is about 15 years old. Half of all living Dannas are between 7 and 40 years old.

How many people named Danna are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Danna are alive in the United States, based on 25,240 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Danna mean?

As a surname from French D'Anna (“of Anna”).

How popular is the name Danna in 2025?

Danna ranked #394 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 787 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Danna?

25,240 babies have been named Danna in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Danna most popular?

Danna peaked in 2010, when 1,231 newborns received the name.

Is Danna a boy or girl name?

Danna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Danna rising or falling?

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

Will Danna become more popular?

Danna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,008 girls named Danna in 2030, which would rank around #304. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Danna?

Well-known people named Danna include Danna Paola (actor), Danna García (actor).

Names like Danna

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

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