How Many People Are Named Danah?
An estimated 992 people in the United States have the first name Danah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Danah peaked in popularity in 2012 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Danah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
992
About 1 in 345,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2012
32 births
Total Registered
1,039
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danah
Danah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,039 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danah as a female name
Ranked #11,302 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (32 births)
Danah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danah span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 226 babies were registered. Danah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danah by Decade
How has Danah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Danah by State
Birth registrations for Danah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Illinois. On average, about 8 Danahs were registered per state.
Danah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danah
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Danah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danah?
We estimate approximately 992 people named Danah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 345,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Danah a common name?
Danah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,039 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danah most popular?
Danah reached peak popularity in 2012, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danah is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danah a female name?
Danah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danah Smith, Danah Johnson, Danah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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