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Danai

99% girls · 11 born in 2025

Danai has been given to about 431 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 427
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danai per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 23
  • Born in 202511
  • All time431

How popular is Danai?

Its best year was 2022, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 5506th. The typical living American called Danai is about 17 years old today.

Names that sound like Danai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sanai0.85
  2. Dani0.74
  3. Dana0.70
  4. Sarai0.70
  5. Danae0.70
  6. Danna0.66
  7. Darci0.59
  8. Damaris0.58

Middle names for Danai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danai Catherine0.84
  2. Danai Josephine0.84
  3. Danai Rose0.83
  4. Danai Marie0.83
  5. Danai Grace0.83
  6. Danai Jane0.83

Sibling names for Danai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Andiesister · 0.84
  2. Keziahsister · 0.83
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.82
  4. Samirasister · 0.82
  5. Yehudabrother · 0.82
  6. Bridgerbrother · 0.82

Where Danai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Danai Reyes0.78
    2. Danai Nguyen0.78
    3. Danai Moore0.78
    4. Danai Lee0.78
    5. Danai Hall0.78
    6. Danai Green0.78

    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 Danai

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

    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.