How Many People Are Named Danna?
An estimated 22,548 people in the United States have the first name Danna. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Danna peaked in popularity in 2010 with 1,231 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danna 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 Danna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Danna is overwhelmingly female, 134 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
22,548
About 1 in 15,201 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2010
1,231 births
Total Registered
24,449
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danna
Danna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 24,449 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Danna as a male name
Ranked #12,661 in 2010
5 male births in 2010
Peak: 1950 (9 births)
Danna as a female name
Ranked #306 in 2024
1,002 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (1,226 births)
Danna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,954 babies were registered. While Danna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Danna by Decade
How has Danna 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.
Danna by State
Birth registrations for Danna span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Mississippi, Iowa. On average, about 505 Dannas were registered per state.
Danna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danna
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danna?
We estimate approximately 22,548 people named Danna 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 15,201 Americans share this first name.
Is Danna a common name?
Danna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24,449 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danna most popular?
Danna reached peak popularity in 2010, when 1,231 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danna is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danna a female name?
Danna is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danna Smith, Danna Johnson, Danna 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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