Declining since 2013, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Danah since 1956
Babies named Danah per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2012, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Danah's real moment was 1980.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 61 |
| 1970s | 129 |
| 1980s | 183 |
| 1990s | 189 |
| 2000s | 190 |
| 2010s | 226 |
| 2020s | 61 |
Meaning & origin
Danah is a rare feminine given name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1956. It reached its highest usage in 1980, but has since declined in frequency, with its trajectory showing a falling trend since 2013. As of 2025, it ranks 8,860th, with approximately 1 in every 146,115 newborns receiving the name. While never among the most popular names, Danah maintains a modest presence as a spelling variant of the more common Dana.
Danah is a variant of Dana, itself a feminine form of the Hebrew name Dan, meaning 'judge' or 'God is my judge'. In the Old Testament, Dan was one of Jacob's twelve sons, ancestor of the tribe of Dan. The name Dana has been used in English-speaking countries since the mid-20th century, with Danah emerging as an alternative spelling primarily in the United States.
“Danah” around the world
Where Danah lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dani, Dee
Sibling names for Danah
Names that share Danah's style, for a brother or sister.
