Danai is a rare variant of Dana that peaked in 2022 and has grown less common since.
Danai is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,998 for girl births in the United States (and #15,312 across all names), given to 11 babies. Danai was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2022 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #8,998 | — |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #7,686 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,336 | — |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,506 | — |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,756 | — |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #6,394 | — |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #6,787 | — |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | #7,865 | — |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #7,544 | — |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #9,571 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,638 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,209 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #12,493 | — |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #7,891 | — |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #9,369 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,533 | — |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #14,198 | — |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #7,822 | — |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #8,846 | — |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #10,318 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #6,860 | — |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #9,844 | — |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,374 | — |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #7,843 | — |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,323 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #9,681 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,130 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,244 | — |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,301 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #9,797 | — |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,725 | — |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,855 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,112 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #8,109 | — |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,464 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,835 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,233 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,292 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,639 |