Danae
From Greek myth, where Danaë is shut in a tower by her father and becomes the mother of Perseus. Her name is linked to the Danaoi, an old term for the Greeks.
Danae in 2025
Danae was given to 74 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,323rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 44,802 babies born.
The history of Danae
Danae reached its highest point in 2001, when 212 babies were given the name, ranking 1,786th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,580th, in 1991.
Across the 79 years of records since 1947, 7,449 babies have been named Danae. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Danae by decade
| Decade | Babies named Danae | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 | 7,391 |
| 1950s | 122 | 3,795 |
| 1960s | 269 | 2,711 |
| 1970s | 550 | 2,069 |
| 1980s | 1,293 | 1,678 |
| 1990s | 1,705 | 1,580 |
| 2000s | 1,815 | 1,786 |
| 2010s | 987 | 2,897 |
| 2020s | 692 | 2,508 |
Where Danae is heading
Danae has fallen 14% over the past decade, from 86 babies in 2015 to 74 in 2025.
Names like Danae
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Danae.