Dania
Dania was the 1063rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 229 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 764th; the most babies were born in 2007 (313). Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Dania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,063 girls, up 148 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 229girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007313 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,823babies recorded
Dania popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,063 | 229 |
| 2020 | #1,211 | 189 |
| 2010 | #1,000 | 251 |
| 2000 | #1,073 | 193 |
| 1990 | #1,929 | 72 |
| 1980 | #1,625 | 71 |
| 1970 | #1,881 | 46 |
| 1960 | #2,664 | 21 |
| 1950 | #4,399 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dania, counting every spelling?
Dania is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #966 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,063 for Dania on its own. Together these spellings went to 249 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dania | 229 | #1,063 | 1,184 |
| Dannia | 11 | #9,000 | 86 |
| Daniah | 9 | #10,285 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dania?
229 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dania (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dania 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 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dania.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dania?
About 8,600 people born in the US named Dania are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 30. That makes Dania mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Dania by state
How common Dania was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.2×), Texas (2.0×), California (1.7×), Illinois (1.5×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dania: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dania, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dania
How popular is the name Dania?
Dania was the 1063rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 229 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 764th; the most babies were born in 2007 (313). Over the last ten years it has moved up 165 places. More babies were named Dania in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dania a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dania in the US.
Where is Dania most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dania was most common in Arizona (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.