How Many People Are Named Danaya?
An estimated 772 people in the United States have the first name Danaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Danaya peaked in popularity in 2005 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danaya 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 Danaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
772
About 1 in 443,982 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2005
50 births
Total Registered
786
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danaya
Danaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 786 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danaya as a female name
Ranked #9,045 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (50 births)
Danaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 343 babies were registered. Danaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danaya by Decade
How has Danaya 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.
Danaya by State
Birth registrations for Danaya span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Maryland, California. On average, about 12 Danayas were registered per state.
Danaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Danaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danaya?
We estimate approximately 772 people named Danaya 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 443,982 Americans share this first name.
Is Danaya a common name?
Danaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 786 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danaya most popular?
Danaya reached peak popularity in 2005, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danaya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danaya a female name?
Danaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danaya Smith, Danaya Johnson, Danaya 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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