Danica
Danica is a Slavic feminine given name. The name means "morning star" and originates from the personification of the morning star (Venus) in Slavic mythology.
Meaning & Origin of Danica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danica is a Slavic feminine given name. The name means "morning star" and originates from the personification of the morning star (Venus) in Slavic mythology.
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The Story of Danica
Danica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 1,109 Danicas were born — ranking #307 that year. As of 2026, Danica ranks #1,776 for baby girls with 114 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 17K Danicas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Danica
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Danica Baričević (born 1972), Australian-born Croatian politician
- Danica Crnogorčević , singer of ethno and religious songs and a graduate art historian from Montenegro
- Danica Krstajić , tennis player from Montenegro
- Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia , Serbian graphic designer and wife of Hereditary Prince Philip
- Danica McKellar , American actress and mathematician, best known for her role as Winnie Cooper on the TV show The Wonder Years
- Danica Milosavljevic (1925–2018), Serbian combat fighter for the Partisan forces in Yugoslavia's National Liberation War
- Danica Patrick , American race car driver
- Danica Rice , Canadian sprint kayaker
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Names that sound like Danica
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About the name Danica
Danica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Danica's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #307. Use the chart and map above to compare Danica's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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