How Many People Are Named Danette?
An estimated 8,624 people in the United States have the first name Danette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Danette peaked in popularity in 1966 with 501 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danette 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 Danette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,624
About 1 in 39,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1966
501 births
Total Registered
10,387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danette
Danette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,387 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danette as a female name
Ranked #10,440 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1966 (501 births)
Danette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danette span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 4,394 babies were registered. Danette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danette by Decade
How has Danette 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.
Danette by State
Birth registrations for Danette span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, South Carolina, Mississippi. On average, about 176 Danettes were registered per state.
Danette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danette
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Danette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danette?
We estimate approximately 8,624 people named Danette 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 39,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Danette a common name?
Danette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danette most popular?
Danette reached peak popularity in 1966, when 501 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danette is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danette a female name?
Danette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danette Smith, Danette Johnson, Danette 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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