Danya
Danya was the 4283rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1641st; the most babies were born in 2007 (126). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,343 places. More babies were named Danya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,283 girls, down 254 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007126 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,678babies recorded
Danya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 29 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,283 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,029 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,458 | 76 |
| 2000 | #2,435 | 63 |
| 1990 | #2,745 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,843 | 59 |
| 1970 | #1,861 | 47 |
| 1960 | #3,539 | 13 |
| 1950 | #2,685 | 15 |
| 1940 | #4,495 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Danya, counting every spelling?
Danya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danya | 33 | #4,283 | 184 |
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 Danya?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Danya 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danya?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Danya are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 17 and 43. That makes Danya 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.
Danya by state
How common Danya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 47 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 Danya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Danya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Danya
How popular is the name Danya?
Danya was the 4283rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1641st; the most babies were born in 2007 (126). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,343 places. More babies were named Danya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Danya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Danya in the US.
Where is Danya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Danya was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and New York.