Danna

#394 for girls in 2025, 787 births · Last seen for boys in 2010 at #12,231
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2010 · 1,226 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,106
since 1916

Danna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Danna has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #267, 2010girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#394787—
2024#3061,003—
2023#2951,056—
2022#353899—
2021#368843—
2020#487627—
2019#507621—
2018#527594—
2017#533581—
2016#510610—
2015#521602—
2014#549564—
2013#473650—
2012#490625—
2011#365876—
2010#2671,226#12,2315
2009#390816—
2008#424758—
2007#647458—
2006#522579—
2005#527550—
2004#643426—
2003#797310—
2002#839276—
2001#1,193171—
2000#1,602110—
1999#1,596105—
1998#1,481115—
1997#1,504108—
1996#1,84079—
1995#1,74683—
1994#1,75783—
1993#1,65391—
1992#1,68889—
1991#1,537101—
1990#1,279127—
1989#1,288122—
1988#1,132135#7,2705
1987#1,150128—
1986#1,32799—
1985#1,287104—
1984#1,197109#4,9737
1983#1,114121#5,4846
1982#1,268101—
1981#1,050136—
1980#1,043137—
1979#1,061130—
1978#969143—
1977#1,127113—
1976#980130#5,5875
1975#849157#5,4645
1974#804168—
1973#787168—
1972#823161#4,9865
1971#648251—
1970#687230#4,7245
1969#644237—
1968#625236#3,6736
1967#661210#3,5596
1966#615238—
1965#700198—
1964#623263#3,6016
1963#665229#4,0485
1962#721204—
1961#748194—
1960#753184#4,0385
1959#735190#3,9885
1958#813153#3,5596
1957#765170#3,9935
1956#802153—
1955#865126#2,9648
1954#969100—
1953#849120#3,7985
1952#811125—
1951#908101—
1950#833110#2,5809
1949#850108#3,0197
1948#790118#3,6685
1947#797119#3,0967
1946#748119—
1945#84280#2,9966
1944#81787—
1943#1,03659—
1942#1,05555—
1941#1,05248—
1940#1,34731—
1939#1,26534—
1938#1,38229—
1937#1,78419—
1936#1,54923—
1935#1,72020—
1934#2,28913—
1933#1,77319—
1932#2,03716—
1931#1,75020—
1930#2,69011—
1929#2,58712—
1928#2,76811—
1927#3,2849—
1926#3,2699—
1925#3,11610—
1924#3,6658—
1923#4,3766—
1922#4,0117—
1921#4,4646—
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1919#4,8145—
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five girls were named Danna! It came in at #4,417, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1919, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Danna is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNHWashington: #459 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,039 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,058 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 21,524 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMINew York: #1,099 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 23,957 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #925 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,337 girlsPANew Jersey: #688 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,561 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #637 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 7,194 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedUTColorado: #320 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMOKentucky: #486 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,334 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedKSArkansas: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,541 girlsARTennessee: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,281 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsOKLouisiana: #549 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,853 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedHITexas: #513 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,361 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#320 · 1 in 1,954
  2. Arkansas#355 · 1 in 2,541
  3. Oklahoma#364 · 1 in 2,621
  4. Washington#459 · 1 in 4,039
  5. Kentucky#486 · 1 in 5,334

Best ever in a state: #101 in District of Columbia, 2024.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#320101 in 1,954
Arkansas#35571 in 2,541
Oklahoma#36481 in 2,621
Washington#45971 in 4,039
Kentucky#48661 in 5,334
Texas#513261 in 4,361
Louisiana#54981 in 4,853
Tennessee#59451 in 7,281
California#637241 in 7,194
New Jersey#68851 in 11,561
Pennsylvania#92551 in 22,337
Illinois#1,05851 in 21,524
New York#1,09971 in 23,957
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Danna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 88 spots since 2024 (#306 → #394)
  • 93 spots since 2020 (#487 → #394)
  • 127 spots since 2015 (#521 → #394)
  • Biggest jump: 354 spots in 2002 (#1,193 → #839)
  • Biggest drop: 175 spots in 1972 (#648 → #823)
Rise & fade · girls
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 2010 at #267 (1,226 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 58 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1944–1976
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,450
  • Highest: 1 in 1,450 girls born in 2010 were named Danna (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,042 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 27.7% of all girls named Danna (6,949) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s10#4,417 (1916)#4,616
1920s85#2,587 (1929)#3,550
1930s204#1,265 (1939)#1,824
1940s824#748 (1946)#933
1950s1,348#735 (1959)#835
1960s2,193#615 (1966)#676
1970s1,651#648 (1971)#874
1980s1,192#1,043 (1980)#1,186
1990s981#1,279 (1990)#1,608
2000s4,454#390 (2009)#758
2010s6,949#267 (2010)#474
2020s5,215#295 (2023)#367

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Danna in 1960

girls
#753
184 births · 1 in 10,989 girls
boys
#4,038
5 births · 1 in 426,464 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #753Danna184

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #4,038Danna5
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 10,989 of them was named Danna, which outranked 89.7% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danna
  1. #749Nannette186
  2. #751Dottie185
  3. #751Katy185
  4. #753Danna184
  5. #753Karon184
  6. #755Bonny183
  7. #755Dolly183
  8. #755Earlene183

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 426,464 of them was named Danna, which outranked 12.2% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danna
  1. #3,665Zackie6
  2. #3,665Zeno6
  3. #3,665Zsolt6
  4. #4,038Danna5
  5. #4,038Abelino5
  6. #4,038Abron5
  7. #4,038Acy5

Tied with 560 names at #4,038; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →