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Danah

100% girls · 11 born in 2025

Danah has been given to about 1,050 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,026
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 32
  • Born in 202511
  • All time1,050
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Danah?

Its best year was 2012, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 4519th. The typical living American called Danah is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Danah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hannah0.82
  2. Dana0.75
  3. Dinah0.78
  4. Sarah0.70
  5. Danna0.71
  6. Danae0.70
  7. Avah0.70
  8. Farah0.70

Middle names for Danah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danah Eve0.80
  2. Danah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Danah Josephine0.78
  4. Danah Anne0.78
  5. Danah Rose0.77
  6. Danah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Danah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kareembrother · 0.81
  2. Chanasister · 0.81
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.81
  4. Aronbrother · 0.81
  5. Aracelisister · 0.81
  6. Noemisister · 0.80

Where Danah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Danah Anderson0.74
    2. Danah White0.72
    3. Danah Reyes0.72
    4. Danah Nguyen0.72
    5. Danah Moore0.72
    6. Danah Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Danah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.