girl's name
Danay
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 690
Danay is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 35 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Danay over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 84 |
| 1990s | 167 |
| 2000s | 218 |
| 2010s | 151 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Danay?
In 2025, Danay was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Danay
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Danay also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Danay over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Danay
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Danay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Danay
How popular is the name Danay?
In 2025, Danay was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Danay a girl's or a boy's name?
Danay is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Danay most popular?
Danay peaked in 2005, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Danay a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Danay currently ranks #13,839 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.