Danna is an established variant of Dawn that peaked in 2010 and remains in steady use.
Danna is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #394 for girl births in the United States (and #813 across all names), given to 787 babies — 793 including U.S. territories. Danna was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 2010 (1,226 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 787 | 793 | #394 | — |
| 2024 | 1,003 | 1,009 | #307 | — |
| 2023 | 1,056 | 1,076 | #295 | — |
| 2022 | 899 | 909 | #354 | — |
| 2021 | 843 | 868 | #369 | — |
| 2020 | 627 | 640 | #487 | — |
| 2019 | 621 | 637 | #507 | — |
| 2018 | 594 | 620 | #527 | — |
| 2017 | 581 | 588 | #533 | — |
| 2016 | 610 | 622 | #510 | — |
| 2015 | 602 | 620 | #521 | — |
| 2014 | 564 | 588 | #550 | — |
| 2013 | 650 | 670 | #473 | — |
| 2012 | 625 | 640 | #490 | — |
| 2011 | 876 | 907 | #365 | — |
| 2010 | 1,231 | 1,250 | #267 | #12,663 |
| 2009 | 816 | 831 | #390 | — |
| 2008 | 758 | 776 | #424 | — |
| 2007 | 458 | 463 | #647 | — |
| 2006 | 579 | 588 | #522 | — |
| 2005 | 550 | 588 | #527 | — |
| 2004 | 426 | 452 | #643 | — |
| 2003 | 310 | 310 | #798 | — |
| 2002 | 276 | 281 | #840 | — |
| 2001 | 171 | 171 | #1,196 | — |
| 2000 | 110 | 110 | #1,605 | — |
| 1999 | 105 | 105 | #1,600 | — |
| 1998 | 115 | 115 | #1,481 | — |
| 1997 | 108 | — | #1,505 | — |
| 1996 | 79 | — | #1,847 | — |
| 1995 | 83 | — | #1,747 | — |
| 1994 | 83 | — | #1,759 | — |
| 1993 | 91 | — | #1,656 | — |
| 1992 | 89 | — | #1,693 | — |
| 1991 | 101 | — | #1,540 | — |
| 1990 | 127 | — | #1,281 | — |
| 1989 | 122 | — | #1,292 | — |
| 1988 | 140 | — | #1,133 | #7,523 |
| 1987 | 128 | — | #1,150 | — |
| 1986 | 99 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1985 | 104 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1984 | 116 | — | #1,199 | #5,090 |
| 1983 | 127 | — | #1,115 | #5,633 |
| 1982 | 101 | — | #1,270 | — |
| 1981 | 136 | — | #1,051 | — |
| 1980 | 137 | — | #1,043 | — |
| 1979 | 130 | — | #1,065 | — |
| 1978 | 143 | — | #970 | — |
| 1977 | 113 | — | #1,128 | — |
| 1976 | 135 | — | #981 | #5,782 |
| 1975 | 162 | — | #850 | #5,641 |
| 1974 | 168 | — | #806 | — |
| 1973 | 168 | — | #788 | — |
| 1972 | 166 | — | #825 | #5,129 |
| 1971 | 251 | — | #649 | — |
| 1970 | 235 | — | #687 | #4,854 |
| 1969 | 237 | — | #645 | — |
| 1968 | 242 | — | #625 | #3,776 |
| 1967 | 216 | — | #662 | #3,637 |
| 1966 | 238 | — | #615 | — |
| 1965 | 198 | — | #700 | — |
| 1964 | 269 | — | #623 | #3,688 |
| 1963 | 234 | — | #667 | #4,172 |
| 1962 | 204 | — | #721 | — |
| 1961 | 194 | — | #749 | — |
| 1960 | 189 | — | #753 | #4,155 |
| 1959 | 195 | — | #736 | #4,112 |
| 1958 | 159 | — | #814 | #3,621 |
| 1957 | 175 | — | #765 | #4,104 |
| 1956 | 153 | — | #803 | — |
| 1955 | 134 | — | #865 | #3,020 |
| 1954 | 100 | — | #972 | — |
| 1953 | 125 | — | #850 | #3,931 |
| 1952 | 125 | — | #812 | — |
| 1951 | 101 | — | #908 | — |
| 1950 | 119 | — | #834 | #2,615 |
| 1949 | 115 | — | #850 | #3,077 |
| 1948 | 123 | — | #790 | #3,791 |
| 1947 | 126 | — | #798 | #3,144 |
| 1946 | 119 | — | #751 | — |
| 1945 | 86 | — | #844 | #3,063 |
| 1944 | 87 | — | #818 | — |
| 1943 | 59 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1942 | 55 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1941 | 48 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1940 | 31 | — | #1,357 | — |
| 1939 | 34 | — | #1,270 | — |
| 1938 | 29 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1937 | 19 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1936 | 23 | — | #1,560 | — |
| 1935 | 20 | — | #1,731 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,316 | — |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,793 | — |
| 1932 | 16 | — | #2,053 | — |
| 1931 | 20 | — | #1,757 | — |
| 1930 | 11 | — | #2,722 | — |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,611 | — |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,810 | — |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,344 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,310 | — |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #3,160 | — |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,730 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,501 | — |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,096 | — |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,590 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,053 | — |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,973 | — |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,575 | — |