Danyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAN-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
Danyah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Danyah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Danya; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Danya. More on Wiktionary.
Is Danyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Danyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Danyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Danyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Nicknames for Danyah
- Dani 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Danyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Aaliyah Hadassah Selah Kaliyah Taliyah Salem Janiyah Anya Shiloh Zaniyah Jaliyah
Names related to Danyah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Danyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danyah, updated 20 October 2026.