Danai
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-NY
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Danai is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Danai mean?
Greek: Modern Greek form of Danae
Modern Greek form of Danae, the princess who became the mother of the hero Perseus in Greek myth.
Is Danai a girl's or a boy's name?
Danai is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danai in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Danai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
How popular is Danai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Danai, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Danai than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Danai in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 23 | #5,462 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
Names like Danai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Maisie Aoife Lainey Lyra Raya Safa Sienna Ayla Orla Maya Dua
Names related to Danai
Diana Dana Dania Dan Dani Daiana Danni Danya Danna Danae Daniyah
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Danai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danai, updated 20 October 2026.