Is Danica a boy or girl name?
Danica is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 136 girls and 0 boys were named Danica, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,391 US babies named Danica were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,555
- Babies named Danica since 1916
- 16,391
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,109 babies
Boys and girls named Danica, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 290 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,051 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,893 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,382 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,244 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,589 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 890 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,555 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,534 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,317 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,074 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,158 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,097 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 262 | #997 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 313 | #874 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 325 | #867 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 403 | #708 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 553 | #558 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 524 | #558 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 599 | #509 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 647 | #459 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 737 | #425 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 861 | #379 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 991 | #336 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,109 | #307 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 935 | #353 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 465 | #611 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,118 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,229 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,187 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,350 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,075 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,161 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,136 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,080 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,042 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 234 | #837 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 262 | #775 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 296 | #721 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 267 | #773 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 285 | #728 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 351 | #639 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 328 | #639 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 207 | #860 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 163 | #970 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 165 | #955 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 188 | #856 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 200 | #797 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 172 | #882 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 156 | #951 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 153 | #958 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 161 | #929 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 167 | #895 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 144 | #964 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 152 | #923 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,106 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,071 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,108 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,461 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,505 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,614 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,344 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,613 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,609 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,952 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,259 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,804 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,422 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,202 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,314 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,212 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,278 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,352 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,596 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,275 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,007 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,834 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,955 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,990 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,574 |
Highest rank
Danica has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #307 in 2007. 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 Danica
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.