How Many People Are Named Danya?
An estimated 3,427 people in the United States have the first name Danya. It is predominantly female (99.2%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Danya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Danya 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 Danya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,427
About 1 in 100,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.2% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2007
126 births
Total Registered
3,645
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Danya
Danya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,645 total births registered, 99.2% were female.
Danya as a male name
Ranked #8,011 in 2003
8 male births in 2003
Peak: 1975 (8 births)
Danya as a female name
Ranked #3,827 in 2024
39 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (126 births)
Danya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Danya span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 916 babies were registered. Danya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Danya by Decade
How has Danya 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.
Danya by State
Birth registrations for Danya span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Tennessee, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 86 Danyas were registered per state.
Danya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Danya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Danya
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Danya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danya?
We estimate approximately 3,427 people named Danya 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 100,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Danya a common name?
Danya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,645 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Danya most popular?
Danya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Danya is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Danya a female name?
Danya is predominantly female. 99.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Danya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Danya Smith, Danya Johnson, Danya 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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