Danayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- da-NAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Danayah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Danayah come from?
Modern: spelling of Danaya; elaboration of Dana; also the Russian form of Danae
Meaning borrowed from Danaya.
Is Danayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Danayah is a girls' name.
How popular is Danayah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Danayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danayah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Nicknames for Danayah
- Dana 39 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Danayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah Kaliyah Aaliyah Jaliyah Kamiyah Aziyah Zaliyah Janiyah Zariah Hadassah Jalayah Zalayah
Names related to Danayah
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Danayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danayah, updated 20 October 2026.