Danica

Girl name

Danica has been given to 16,522 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It peaked in 2007.

Meaning & origin /ˈdænɪkə/

From Slavic female given name, from the Slavic name for the Morning Star (an aspect of the planet Venus).

Origin: Slavic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,522

Peak year

2007 (1,109 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1916

10-year trend

▼ -68%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Danica.

16,490 babies since 1979

16,592 babies since 1961

16,657 babies since 1948

16,330 babies since 1969

16,326 babies since 1971

16,311 babies since 1883

16,250 babies since 1980

16,799 babies since 1914

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