Danita
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- da-NEE-ta
Danita is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Danita come from?
20th-century name, probably a feminine pet form of Dan or Dana with the Spanish -ita ending
Is Danita a girl's or a boy's name?
Danita is a girls' name.
How popular is Danita in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 girls.
Danita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Danita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1961, with 314 girls. It first appears in the records in 1932.
Half of all the girls named Danita in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 28 | #3,771 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 44 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 72 | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,677 |
| 1986 | 84 | #1,484 |
| 1985 | 74 | #1,603 |
| 1984 | 78 | #1,475 |
| 1983 | 80 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 91 | #1,357 |
| 1981 | 88 | #1,396 |
| 1980 | 120 | #1,136 |
| 1979 | 119 | #1,125 |
| 1978 | 150 | #939 |
| 1977 | 216 | #717 |
| 1976 | 167 | #830 |
| 1975 | 184 | #770 |
| 1974 | 203 | #714 |
| 1973 | 187 | #745 |
| 1972 | 205 | #705 |
| 1971 | 231 | #671 |
| 1970 | 235 | #675 |
| 1969 | 239 | #641 |
| 1968 | 242 | #618 |
| 1967 | 228 | #629 |
| 1966 | 251 | #595 |
| 1965 | 257 | #605 |
| 1964 | 277 | #598 |
| 1963 | 298 | #569 |
| 1962 | 282 | #591 |
| 1961 | 314 | #562 |
| 1960 | 292 | #577 |
| 1959 | 296 | #568 |
| 1958 | 311 | #551 |
| 1957 | 259 | #606 |
| 1956 | 199 | #678 |
| 1955 | 153 | #774 |
| 1954 | 85 | #1,063 |
| 1953 | 71 | #1,145 |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,453 |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,884 |
| 1950 | 21 | #2,120 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 23 | #2,007 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,738 |
| 1945 | 14 | #2,338 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
Names like Danita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Melissa, Diana, Darla, Rebecca, Darcie, Lara, Tabitha, Holly, Francesca, Tara, Robyn
Names related to Danita
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, “Danita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danita, updated 20 October 2026.