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Danica

Danica holds the #1631 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 127 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1158 in 2020 to #1631 today. Its strongest year on record was 2007 (#307 nationally, 1,109 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1916. The name's biggest fan base is in Washington (#811 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1631
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#307
in 2007 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
127
girls named Danica

Danica popularity, 1880–2025

0.016%0.031%0.047%0.062%18801900192019401960198020002020#307 in 2007
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2007

Where Danica is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025IN—Ohio: #1271 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1271Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025CT—California: #1409 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1409Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Danica in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Washington (#811), Missouri (#926), Illinois (#1014)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Danica in the most recent year of SSA data.

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