Is Danae a boy or girl name?
Danae is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 167 girls and 0 boys were named Danae, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 7,371 US babies named Danae were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,362
- Babies named Danae since 1947
- 7,371
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 212 babies
Boys and girls named Danae, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 122 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 269 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 549 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,293 | 100% |
| 1990s | 6 | 1,699 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,815 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 987 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 615 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,362 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,762 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,887 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,698 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,873 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,820 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,165 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,228 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,911 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,197 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,960 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,889 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,986 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,715 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,630 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,530 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,447 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,461 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,293 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,253 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,142 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,123 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,057 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,011 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,171 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,233 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,261 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,169 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,173 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,091 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,055 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,165 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 202 | #954 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 211 | #913 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,365 | 191 | #976 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,044 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,007 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,000 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,007 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,149 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,145 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,202 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,154 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,210 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,533 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,504 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,277 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,640 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,002 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,714 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,221 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,808 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,881 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,087 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,713 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,752 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,225 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,989 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,417 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,691 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,201 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,461 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,859 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,238 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,528 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,276 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,361 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,643 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,855 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,768 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,749 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,723 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,954 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,398 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,397 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,783 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,460 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Danae reached #7,365 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #913 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Danae
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.