How Many People Are Named Danica?
An estimated 15,926 people in the United States have the first name Danica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Danica peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danica 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 Danica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,926
About 1 in 21,522 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,109 births
Total Registered
16,391
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danica
Danica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,391 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danica as a female name
Ranked #1,555 in 2024
136 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,109 births)
Danica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danica span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,244 babies were registered. Danica has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danica by Decade
How has Danica 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.
Danica by State
Birth registrations for Danica span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Alaska, Rhode Island. On average, about 272 Danicas were registered per state.
Danica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danica
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Danica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danica?
We estimate approximately 15,926 people named Danica 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 21,522 Americans share this first name.
Is Danica a common name?
Danica is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,391 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danica most popular?
Danica reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danica is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danica a female name?
Danica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danica Smith, Danica Johnson, Danica 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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