How popular is the name Danae?

Danae ranks 1,638th among girls' names in US records, with 7,587 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,130.

Is Danae a unisex name?

No. Danae is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2001, when 212 children were given the name. It has been in use for 78 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,638 of girl names

Pronounced D AE1 N EY1 (ARPABET)

Danae is a girls' name, and first appears in 1947. It has been given to 7,587 children — the 1,638th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 23% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2001, when 212 children were given it.

2001Girls: 212Boys: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Danae?: Danae ranks 1,638th among girls' names in US records, with 7,587 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,130.
Is Danae a unisex name?: No. Danae is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Danae most popular?: 2001, when 212 children were given the name. It has been in use for 78 years and is still recorded as of 2024.