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Danae Name Popularity and Statistics

Danae is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Danae is spelled D-A-N-A-E. The name has 5 letters.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births7,449
First Year on Record1947
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Danae Popularity in 2025

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Girls

Rank#2,410

Recorded Births74

What Changed?
  • Girls usage fell 1,069 places to #2,410 and recorded 96 fewer births compared with 2024.

Figures reflect this exact spelling in the latest available U.S. Social Security Administration records. See the complete year-by-year trend.

Recent National Record

Danae Popularity by Year

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The table below shows the most recent available records for this exact spelling from 2002 through 2025. Use the full history page to explore every recorded year.

YearUsage CategoryRecorded BirthsNational Rank
2025Girls74#2,410
2024Girls170#1,341
2023Girls116#1,762
2022Girls107#1,885
2021Girls122#1,698
2020Girls103#1,872
2019Girls112#1,816
2018Girls87#2,159
2017Girls85#2,221
2016Girls58#2,902
2015Girls86#2,194
2014Girls102#1,956
2013Girls106#1,888
2012Girls98#1,983
2011Girls121#1,715
2010Girls132#1,629
2009Girls148#1,528
2008Girls163#1,445
2007Girls160#1,459
2006Girls182#1,293
2005Girls181#1,252
2004Girls200#1,140
2003Girls196#1,123
2002Girls202#1,056

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

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When Was Danae Most Popular?

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Peak years are based on the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category. They are ordered by birth count, not chronologically.

#1

2001 · Girls

212 recorded births

National rank #1,011

#2

1991 · Girls

211 recorded births

National rank #913

#3

2002 · Girls

202 recorded births

National rank #1,056

#4

1992 · Girls

202 recorded births

National rank #952

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Geographic Popularity

Where Danae Ranked Highest in 2025

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State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Girls#1,406 in TX17 recorded births · records in 3 states

Top States for Girls

StateRankRecorded Births
TX#1,40617
FL#1,8876
CA#1,94810
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