How Many People Are Named Danae?
people named Danae are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 47,077 people in the US has this name
Based on 7,449 babies named Danae in Social Security records from 1947 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
212 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Δαναοι (Danaoi), a word used by Homer to designate the Greeks. In Greek mythology Danaë was the daughter of the Argive king Acrisius. It had been prophesized to her father that he would one day be killed by Danaë's son, so he attempted to keep his daughter childless. However, Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold, and she became the mother of Perseus. Eventually the prophecy was fulfilled and Perseus killed Acrisius, albeit accidentally.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Danae (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Danae alive today is about 27 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Danae first appears in the records in 1947 and was given most often in 2001, to 212 babies. In 2025, 74 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1947 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Danae has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #911, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #2,417.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,417 |
| Best rank | #911 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,236 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Danae alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Danae were born in California than in any other state: about 1,151 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Danae was given 2.1 times as often in Colorado, 1.9 times in California and 1.8 times in Arizona.
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