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Danette

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Danette has been given to about 10,392 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1966, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 9,504
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danette per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1966 · 501
  • Born in 20255
  • All time10,392

How popular is Danette?

Its best year was 1966, when 501 babies were given the name, ranking 416th. The typical living American called Danette is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Danette

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janette0.88
  2. Nanette0.88
  3. Annette0.85
  4. Lanette0.88
  5. Nannette0.86
  6. Jannette0.86
  7. Danelle0.79
  8. Jeanette0.76

Middle names for Danette

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danette Rose0.87
  2. Danette Marie0.87
  3. Danette Grace0.87
  4. Danette Jane0.87
  5. Danette Louise0.87
  6. Danette June0.86

Sibling names for Danette

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.83
  2. Pennysister · 0.82
  3. Reginasister · 0.80
  4. Rockybrother · 0.80
  5. Tonybrother · 0.79
  6. Gwensister · 0.79

Where Danette is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Danette Nguyen0.82
    2. Danette Moore0.82
    3. Danette Hill0.82
    4. Danette Hall0.82
    5. Danette Brown0.82
    6. Danette Young0.79

    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 Danette

    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.