Danna
Danna was the 394th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 787 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 267th with 1,226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 127 places. More babies were named Danna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · American English, Hebrew
Say it DAN-uh /ˈdænə/
- Rank in 2025
- #394 girls, up 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 787girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20101,226 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,240babies recorded
What does the name Danna mean?
Danna has more than one source. Wiktionary notes a surname from French d'Anna, "of Anna", but thinks the given name is more probably a feminine coined from Dan or Daniel (Hebrew, "God is my judge"). In the US it has been used in small numbers since the 1910s and has become more common since the 2000s, mainly in Spanish-speaking families. No single meaning can be given.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Probably a feminine of Dan/Daniel, but not documented.
Related names: Dana, Daniela, Dani.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Danna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Daniel', DMNES, Durham University
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Danna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 134 since 1945.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #394 | 787 |
| 2020 | #487 | 627 |
| 2010 | #267 | 1,226 |
| 2000 | #1,605 | 110 |
| 1990 | #1,281 | 127 |
| 1980 | #1,043 | 137 |
| 1970 | #687 | 230 |
| 1960 | #753 | 184 |
| 1950 | #834 | 110 |
| 1940 | #1,357 | 31 |
| 1930 | #2,722 | 11 |
| 1920 | #4,053 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Danna, counting every spelling?
Danna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #405 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #394 for Danna on its own. Together these spellings went to 809 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danna | 787 | #394 | 4,588 |
| Danah | 11 | #8,997 | 52 |
| Dannah | 11 | #8,999 | 43 |
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 Danna?
787 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danna (0.22 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Danna 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 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danna?
About 23,700 people born in the US named Danna are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 39. That makes Danna 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.
Danna by state
How common Danna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.2×), Maryland (2.1×), Texas (1.9×), Connecticut (1.8×), New York (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Wisconsin, Michigan, Mississippi.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Danna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Danna, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Danna · Sibling names for Danna
Questions about the name Danna
What does Danna mean?
The origin of Danna is uncertain: Probably a feminine of Dan/Daniel, but not documented.
How popular is the name Danna?
Danna was the 394th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 787 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 267th with 1,226 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 127 places. More babies were named Danna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Danna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Danna in the US.
Where is Danna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Danna was most common in New Jersey (1.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and District of Columbia.