girl's name
Danae
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,665
Scotland
#686
2002 births
Danae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Danae is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2001, when 212 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,803 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
Danae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 122 |
| 1960s | 269 |
| 1970s | 550 |
| 1980s | 1,293 |
| 1990s | 1,705 |
| 2000s | 1,815 |
| 2010s | 987 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 692 |
How popular is Danae?
In 2025, Danae was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Danae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Danae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Danaé | Danaé is Danae written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #910 in France, against #6,020 for Danae. | 550 |
| Danaë | Danaë is Danae written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,884 in France, against #6,020 for Danae. | 140 |
Names that peaked alongside Danae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Danae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Danae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Danae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Danae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Danae
How popular is the name Danae?
In 2025, Danae was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Danae a girl's or a boy's name?
Danae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Danae most popular?
Danae peaked in 2001, when 212 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Danae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Danae currently ranks #910 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.