Girl name#1,045 of girl names
Danica
Pronounced D AE1 N IH0 K AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 109 years in use
How popular is Danica?
Danica is a girls' name, and first appears in 1916. It has been given to 16,391 children — the 1,045th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 67% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 1,109 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AE1 N IH0 K AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Danica
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Danica
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Danica?
- Danica ranks 1,045th among girls' names in US records, with 16,391 births since 1916. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,419.
- Is Danica a unisex name?
- No. Danica is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Danica most popular?
- 2007, when 1,109 children were given the name. It has been in use for 109 years and is still recorded as of 2024.