Danya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAN-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,264 for girls
Danya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 4,264th for girls in the US (33 babies).
What does Danya mean?
Hebrew: feminine form linked to Dan and Daniel
“God is my judge”
Also used as a spelling of Arabic Dania 'near', and in Russian as a boys' pet form of Daniil.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Danya a girl's or a boy's name?
Danya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 33 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Danya, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 22 girls.
2025 had more girls named Danya than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Danya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were given Danya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,686, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.
- Danya 11
- Daanya 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Danya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 13 | #2,189 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,505 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,874 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,681 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Danya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,264among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 49,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the US were named Danya, making it the 4,264th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,004th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 126 girls. It first appears in the records in 1939.
Half of all the girls named Danya in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #4,264 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2023 | 33 | #4,274 |
| 2022 | 54 | #3,033 |
| 2021 | 25 | #5,087 |
| 2020 | 35 | #4,004 |
| 2019 | 47 | #3,336 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3,200 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,739 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,927 |
| 2014 | 75 | #2,412 |
| 2013 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2012 | 80 | #2,336 |
| 2011 | 75 | #2,433 |
| 2010 | 76 | #2,451 |
| 2009 | 101 | #2,029 |
| 2008 | 107 | #1,966 |
| 2007 | 126 | #1,726 |
| 2006 | 96 | #2,050 |
| 2005 | 69 | #2,499 |
| 2004 | 86 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 81 | #2,141 |
| 2002 | 88 | #1,982 |
| 2001 | 91 | #1,897 |
| 2000 | 63 | #2,422 |
| 1999 | 70 | #2,150 |
| 1998 | 48 | #2,753 |
| 1997 | 69 | #2,042 |
| 1996 | 69 | #2,012 |
| 1995 | 68 | #2,001 |
| 1994 | 63 | #2,137 |
| 1993 | 64 | #2,107 |
| 1992 | 64 | #2,100 |
| 1991 | 42 | #2,784 |
| 1990 | 42 | #2,732 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 43 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 52 | #2,047 |
| 1984 | 42 | #2,298 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,912 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,833 |
| 1979 | 40 | #2,343 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,824 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,637 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,729 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 56 | #1,646 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 35 | #2,173 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,137 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,859 |
| 1969 | 37 | #2,058 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,431 |
| 1967 | 26 | #2,376 |
| 1966 | 17 | #3,039 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,344 |
| 1964 | 18 | #2,999 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 16 | #2,095 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
Nicknames for Danya
- Dani 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Danya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anya Priya Navya Kavya Prisha Arya Aisha Vanya Aavya Raya Anika Aarya
Other spellings of Danya
Names related to Danya
Diana Dana Dania Dan Dunya Dayana Diyana Daniya Danna Danae Daniyah Dayani
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Danya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danya, updated 20 October 2026.