Danette
Danette was the 15462nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 416th with 501 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,377 places. More babies were named Danette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,462 girls, down 4,993 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1966501 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,392babies recorded
Danette popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,462 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,469 | 9 |
| 2010 | #9,371 | 12 |
| 2000 | #6,567 | 16 |
| 1990 | #2,653 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,228 | 107 |
| 1970 | #493 | 407 |
| 1960 | #461 | 451 |
| 1950 | #1,335 | 47 |
| 1940 | #3,574 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,697 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Danette, counting every spelling?
Danette has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Danette?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danette (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Danette born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danette?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Danette are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 52 and 65. That makes Danette a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Danette
How popular is the name Danette?
Danette was the 15462nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 416th with 501 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,377 places. More babies were named Danette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Danette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Danette in the US.