ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1951 First Year 1995 Last Year 1973 Peak Year #4869 Peak Rank 142 Total Count 21 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Danuta What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Danuta is a Polish feminine given name. Its diminutive is Danusia. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danuta) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danuta) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Polish 📖 ## The Story of Danuta Danuta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 11 births, good for #4,869 nationwide. About 36% of every Danuta on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Danuta last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 142 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Danuta Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Danuta. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Danka](/danka) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Danuta Phonetically similar names — useful when Danuta is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Damietta * [Daniela](/daniela) * [Daniella](/daniella) * Dentata * [Danita](/danita) * Danu * [Donata](/donata) * [Donetta](/donetta) * Tenuta * Duty * [Daniel](/daniel) * [Danielle](/danielle) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Danuta What does the name Danuta mean? Danuta is a Polish feminine given name. Its diminutive is Danusia. What is the origin of the name Danuta? Danuta has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Polish. How popular is Danuta in 2026? In 2026, Danuta ranks #13,386 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Danuta most popular? Danuta reached its peak popularity in 1973, ranking #4,869 that year with 11 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Danuta most popular? Danuta has historically been most popular in New Jersey. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Danuta. Is Danuta a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Danuta is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Danuta? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Danuta include Timothea, Colita, Ralonda. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Danuta? Common variants and related forms of Danuta include Danka. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧TimotheaPeak #4869](/timothea)[👧ColitaPeak #4869](/colita)[👧RalondaPeak #4869](/ralonda)[👧DemetriasPeak #4869](/demetrias)[👧LalanyaPeak #4869](/lalanya)[👧NikkolPeak #4869](/nikkol)[👧CotrinaPeak #4869](/cotrina)[👧SojournerPeak #4869](/sojourner) ## About the name Danuta Danuta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 142 births in the dataset. Danuta's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #4,869\. Use the chart and map above to compare Danuta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1973 → ](/year/1973) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.