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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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—
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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 1963

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #707 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,437 girlsMINew York: #1,339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 32,653 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: #831 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,968 girlsOHPennsylvania: #687 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,309 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #572 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,441 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #509 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,867 girlsMOKentucky: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,035 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: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedARTennessee: #537 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,790 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: #281 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsOKLouisiana: #413 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,012 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedMSAlabama: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,415 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedHITexas: #393 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Danna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#281 · 1 in 1,678
  2. Kansas#355 · 1 in 2,659
  3. Texas#393 · 1 in 2,552
  4. Louisiana#413 · 1 in 3,012
  5. Missouri#509 · 1 in 5,867

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#281121 in 1,678
Kansas#35571 in 2,659
Texas#393421 in 2,552
Louisiana#413121 in 3,012
Missouri#50971 in 5,867
Kentucky#52751 in 6,035
Tennessee#53761 in 5,790
California#572321 in 5,441
Alabama#60951 in 6,415
Pennsylvania#68791 in 11,309
Michigan#70771 in 11,437
Ohio#83161 in 15,968
New York#1,33951 in 32,653
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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 1963

girls
#665
229 births · 1 in 8,417 girls
boys
#4,048
5 births · 1 in 406,216 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #665Danna229

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #4,048Danna5
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 8,417 of them was named Danna, which outranked 91.3% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danna
  1. #662Dorene233
  2. #663Gracie231
  3. #664Liza230
  4. #665Danna229
  5. #665Chandra229
  6. #665Cristina229
  7. #665Twila229
  8. #669Ivette228
  9. #670Estella226
  10. #670Karrie226

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

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 406,216 of them was named Danna, which outranked 12.4% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danna
  1. #3,646Yon6
  2. #3,646Zeb6
  3. #3,646Zenon6
  4. #4,048Danna5
  5. #4,048Abbott5
  6. #4,048Abie5
  7. #4,048Abron5

Tied with 573 names at #4,048; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →