Danah Girl
How popular is Danah?
#8,858 girl name in 2025
11 baby girls were named Danah in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
1,024living people named Danah (est.)
28median age of people named Danah
1,050babies named Danah since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025
Danah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,858 for girls (▲ 2259 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,456 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (32 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,866 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1956 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Danah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Danna family of names ranked #306 for girls in 2025 (#264 the year before), with 1,070 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Danna | 787 | 74% |
| Dana | 244 | 23% |
| Danai | 11 | 1% |
| Danah | 11 | 1% |
| Dannah | 11 | 1% |
| Danay | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Danah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | #5,324 |
| 1960s | 61 | #3,999 |
| 1970s | 129 | #3,442 |
| 1980s | 183 | #2,866 |
| 1990s | 189 | #4,513 |
| 2000s | 190 | #4,976 |
| 2010s | 226 | #4,484 |
| 2020s | 61 | #6,675 |
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Questions
- Is Danah a boy or girl name?
- Danah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Danah were girls.
- How popular is the name Danah?
- 11 baby girls were named Danah in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name.
- When was Danah most popular?
- Danah peaked in 2012, when 32 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,866 in 1980.
- How many people are named Danah?
- 1,050 babies have been named Danah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,024 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.