Danis
Danis is a name with a single cultural origin: Bosnian.
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Danis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danis is a name with a single cultural origin: Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
The Story of Danis
As a girl name
American parents first put Danis on the record books as a girl name in 1944, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1945, when 6 Daniss were born — ranking #4,025 that year. About 52% of every Danis on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. Danis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1961, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 31 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Danis as a boy name dates back to 1947, when 7 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Danis — #7,093 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Danis on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Danis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 155 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Danis
Danis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 155 births in the dataset. Danis's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #7,093. Use the chart and map above to compare Danis'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.