Danna
Danna is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Danna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danna is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Danna
American parents first put Danna on the record books as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 1,226 Dannas were born — ranking #267 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Dannas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #284 among baby girl names with 1,133 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 27K Dannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Danna
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Danna. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Danna
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About the name Danna
Danna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 27K births in the dataset. Danna's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #267. Use the chart and map above to compare Danna'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.