Is Danah a boy or girl name?

Danah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,050 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Danah

Recorded 1956–2025 · United States

Danah was most popular in 2012, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,654 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,050 people named Danah.

Danah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danah’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,050 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org