How Many People Are Named Danita?
An estimated 6,301 people in the United States have the first name Danita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Danita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 314 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danita 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 Danita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,301
About 1 in 54,397 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1961
314 births
Total Registered
7,516
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danita
Danita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,516 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Danita as a female name
Ranked #12,431 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (314 births)
Danita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danita span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,680 babies were registered. Danita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danita by Decade
How has Danita 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.
Danita by State
Birth registrations for Danita span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Nebraska, Massachusetts, South Carolina. On average, about 147 Danitas were registered per state.
Danita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danita
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Danita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danita?
We estimate approximately 6,301 people named Danita 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 54,397 Americans share this first name.
Is Danita a common name?
Danita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,516 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danita most popular?
Danita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 314 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danita a female name?
Danita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danita Smith, Danita Johnson, Danita 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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