Danica
Danica was the 1634th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 307th with 1,109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 926 places. More babies were named Danica in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,634 girls, down 476 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 127girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20071,109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,522babies recorded
Danica popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,634 | 127 |
| 2020 | #1,158 | 203 |
| 2010 | #425 | 737 |
| 2000 | #1,075 | 192 |
| 1990 | #639 | 351 |
| 1980 | #929 | 161 |
| 1970 | #1,344 | 78 |
| 1960 | #5,277 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Danica, counting every spelling?
Danica is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,127 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,634 for Danica on its own. Together these spellings went to 196 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danica | 127 | #1,634 | 816 |
| Danika | 69 | #2,550 | 464 |
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 Danica?
127 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danica (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Danica 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 66 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danica.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danica?
About 16,200 people born in the US named Danica are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 33. That makes Danica 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.
Danica by state
How common Danica was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.3×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Arizona (1.7×), California (1.6×). In 31 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 Danica: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Danica, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Danica
How popular is the name Danica?
Danica was the 1634th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 127 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 307th with 1,109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 926 places. More babies were named Danica in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Danica a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Danica in the US.
Where is Danica most popular?
In 2021–2025, Danica was most common in New Jersey (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Arizona.