How Many People Are Named Daneka?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Daneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Daneka peaked in popularity in 1993 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daneka 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 Daneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1993
18 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daneka
Daneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daneka as a female name
Ranked #15,975 in 2007
6 female births in 2007
Peak: 1993 (18 births)
Daneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daneka span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 78 babies were registered. Daneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daneka by Decade
How has Daneka 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.
Daneka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daneka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daneka?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Daneka 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 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Daneka a common name?
Daneka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daneka most popular?
Daneka reached peak popularity in 1993, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daneka is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daneka a female name?
Daneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daneka Smith, Daneka Johnson, Daneka 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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