Danna Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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A Deep Dive

Danna Overview

Meaning

God is my judge

Gender

Girl

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name Daniel, meaning “God is my judge.”​

Pronunciation

/ˈdænə/

Popularity

Danna is popular in countries like Mexico and Chile. In the USA, it ranked 295th for girls in 2023​

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Classic, Religious and Spiritual, Modern

Associated Traits

Artistic, compassionate, joyful, vibrant

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

The name Danna has connections to Hebrew culture, symbolizing divine judgment and wisdom.

Name Day

September 11th (Latvia)​
A Deep Dive

Danna Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Dania, Daniela, Danica, Daniella, Danette, Dania

Common Nicknames

Danni, DeeDee, Nana, Dana

Diminutives

Dannie, Dany, Dee

Famous People

  • Danna Paola
    (Mexican Singer)
  • Danna García
    (Colombian Actress)
  • Danna Durante
    (American Gymnastics Coach)
  • Danna Faulds
    (American Poet)
  • Danna DeLany
    (American Artist)
  • Danna Bayer
    (American Chef)
  • Danna Richards
    (American YouTuber)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Danna Paola
    ("Élite," TV Series)
  • "Danna's Diary"
    (Film)
  • "Danna"
    (Song)
  • "Danna's Dream"
    (Novel)
  • "The Danna Chronicles"
    (TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Danna?

Danna means “God will judge” and it is often associated with traits like fairness and wisdom. People named Danna are usually seen as strong, thoughtful, and reliable.

What Is the Origin of The Name Danna?

Danna has its roots in Hebrew, where it is derived from the name “Daniel,” meaning “God is my judge.” The name has been adapted and used in various cultures, including English-speaking countries and Latin America.

Danna Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Danna in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3692021#3542022#2952023
Top 3 Rankings#2672010#2952023#3542022

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Danna

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023295
(+59 from 2022)
1052
(+155 from 2022)
0.06014
2022354
(+15 from 2021)
897
(+55 from 2021)
0.05003
2021369
(+118 from 2020)
842
(+216 from 2020)
0.04700
2020487
(+20 from 2019)
626
(+5 from 2019)
0.03541
2019507
(+19 from 2018)
621
(+27 from 2018)
0.03384
2018526
(+7 from 2017)
594
(+13 from 2017)
0.03194
2017533
(-23 from 2016)
581
(-29 from 2016)
0.03075
2016510
(+11 from 2015)
610
(+8 from 2015)
0.03151
2015521
(+27 from 2014)
602
(+38 from 2014)
0.03086
2014548
(-76 from 2013)
564
(-86 from 2013)
0.02883
2013472
(+18 from 2012)
650
(+25 from 2012)
0.03372
2012490
(-125 from 2011)
625
(-251 from 2011)
0.03223
2011365
(-98 from 2010)
876
(-350 from 2010)
0.04521
2010267
(+123 from 2009)
1226
(+410 from 2009)
0.06253
2009390
(+34 from 2008)
816
(+58 from 2008)
0.04029
2008424
(+223 from 2007)
758
(+300 from 2007)
0.03639
2007647
(-125 from 2006)
458
(-121 from 2006)
0.02164
2006522
(+5 from 2005)
579
(+29 from 2005)
0.02770
2005527
(+116 from 2004)
550
(+124 from 2004)
0.02710
2004643
(+157 from 2003)
426
(+117 from 2003)
0.02111
2003800
(+39 from 2002)
309
(+33 from 2002)
0.01540
2002839
(+354 from 2001)
276
(+105 from 2001)
0.01397
20011193
(+408 from 2000)
171
(+61 from 2000)
0.00863
20001601
(-5 from 1999)
110
(+5 from 1999)
0.00551
19991596
(-115 from 1998)
105
(-10 from 1998)
0.00539
19981481
(+23 from 1997)
115
(+7 from 1997)
0.00593
19971504
(+336 from 1996)
108
(+29 from 1996)
0.00566
19961840
(-94 from 1995)
79
(-4 from 1995)
0.00412
19951746
(+11 from 1994)
83
No change from 1994
0.00432
19941757
(-104 from 1993)
83
(-8 from 1993)
0.00426
19931653
(+35 from 1992)
91
(+2 from 1992)
0.00462
19921688
(-151 from 1991)
89
(-12 from 1991)
0.00444
19911537
(-258 from 1990)
101
(-26 from 1990)
0.00497
19901279
(+9 from 1989)
127
(+5 from 1989)
0.00618
19891288
(-156 from 1988)
122
(-13 from 1988)
0.00612
19881132
(+18 from 1987)
135
(+7 from 1987)
0.00702
19871150
(+177 from 1986)
128
(+29 from 1986)
0.00683
19861327
(-31 from 1985)
99
(-4 from 1985)
0.00536
19851296
(-99 from 1984)
103
(-6 from 1984)
0.00558
19841197
(-83 from 1983)
109
(-12 from 1983)
0.00604
19831114
(+154 from 1982)
121
(+20 from 1982)
0.00676
19821268
(-218 from 1981)
101
(-35 from 1981)
0.00557
19811050
(-7 from 1980)
136
(-1 from 1980)
0.00760
19801043
(+18 from 1979)
137
(+7 from 1979)
0.00769
19791061
(-92 from 1978)
130
(-13 from 1978)
0.00754
1978969
(+158 from 1977)
143
(+30 from 1977)
0.00870
19771127
(-147 from 1976)
113
(-17 from 1976)
0.00687
1976980
(-131 from 1975)
130
(-27 from 1975)
0.00827
1975849
(-44 from 1974)
157
(-11 from 1974)
0.01006
1974805
(-18 from 1973)
168
No change from 1973
0.01073
1973787
(+36 from 1972)
168
(+7 from 1972)
0.01081
1972823
(-175 from 1971)
161
(-90 from 1971)
0.00998
1971648
(+39 from 1970)
251
(+21 from 1970)
0.01432
1970687
(-43 from 1969)
230
(-7 from 1969)
0.01256
1969644
(-19 from 1968)
237
(+1 from 1968)
0.01345
1968625
(+36 from 1967)
236
(+26 from 1967)
0.01380
1967661
(-46 from 1966)
210
(-28 from 1966)
0.01223
1966615
(+85 from 1965)
238
(+40 from 1965)
0.01356
1965700
(-77 from 1964)
198
(-65 from 1964)
0.01083
1964623
(+43 from 1963)
263
(+34 from 1963)
0.01344
1963666
(+56 from 1962)
229
(+25 from 1962)
0.01152
1962722
(+26 from 1961)
204
(+10 from 1961)
0.01006
1961748
(+5 from 1960)
194
(+10 from 1960)
0.00934
1960753
(-18 from 1959)
184
(-6 from 1959)
0.00885
1959735
(+78 from 1958)
190
(+37 from 1958)
0.00914
1958813
(-48 from 1957)
153
(-17 from 1957)
0.00741
1957765
(+37 from 1956)
170
(+17 from 1956)
0.00810
1956802
(+63 from 1955)
153
(+27 from 1955)
0.00743
1955865
(+104 from 1954)
126
(+26 from 1954)
0.00628
1954969
(-120 from 1953)
100
(-20 from 1953)
0.00502
1953849
(-38 from 1952)
120
(-5 from 1952)
0.00622
1952811
(+97 from 1951)
125
(+24 from 1951)
0.00657
1951908
(-75 from 1950)
101
(-9 from 1950)
0.00547
1950833
(+17 from 1949)
110
(+2 from 1949)
0.00626
1949850
(-60 from 1948)
108
(-10 from 1948)
0.00615
1948790
(+7 from 1947)
118
(-1 from 1947)
0.00677
1947797
(-49 from 1946)
119
No change from 1946
0.00655
1946748
(+94 from 1945)
119
(+39 from 1945)
0.00738
1945842
(-25 from 1944)
80
(-7 from 1944)
0.00594
1944817
(+219 from 1943)
87
(+28 from 1943)
0.00637
19431036
(+20 from 1942)
59
(+4 from 1942)
0.00411
19421056
(-4 from 1941)
55
(+7 from 1941)
0.00396
19411052
(+295 from 1940)
48
(+17 from 1940)
0.00385
19401347
(-82 from 1939)
31
(-3 from 1939)
0.00262
19391265
(+117 from 1938)
34
(+5 from 1938)
0.00300
19381382
(+402 from 1937)
29
(+10 from 1937)
0.00254
19371784
(-235 from 1936)
19
(-4 from 1936)
0.00172
19361549
(+170 from 1935)
23
(+3 from 1935)
0.00213
19351719
(+570 from 1934)
20
(+7 from 1934)
0.00184
19342289
(-516 from 1933)
13
(-6 from 1933)
0.00120
19331773
(+264 from 1932)
19
(+3 from 1932)
0.00182
19322037
(-287 from 1931)
16
(-4 from 1931)
0.00145
19311750
(+940 from 1930)
20
(+9 from 1930)
0.00181
19302690
(-103 from 1929)
11
(-1 from 1929)
0.00094
19292587
(+181 from 1928)
12
(+1 from 1928)
0.00104
19282768
(+517 from 1927)
11
(+2 from 1927)
0.00092
19273285
(-15 from 1926)
9
No change from 1926
0.00073
19263270
(-154 from 1925)
9
(-1 from 1925)
0.00073
19253116
(+549 from 1924)
10
(+2 from 1924)
0.00079
19243665
(+711 from 1923)
8
(+2 from 1923)
0.00062
19234376
(-365 from 1922)
6
(-1 from 1922)
0.00048
19224011
(+453 from 1921)
7
(+1 from 1921)
0.00056
19214464
(-507 from 1920)
6
(-1 from 1920)
0.00047
19203957
(+857 from 1919)
7
(+2 from 1919)
0.00056
19194814
(-397 from 1916)
5
No change from 1916
0.00043
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19164417
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00046
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Danna

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#1752021#1752022#1332023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#2622021#2482022#2362023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#2482021#2312022#1412023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3202021#3162022#2392023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5602021#4982022#4812023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#2752021#1532022#1452023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3022021#3142022#3802023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3252021#5182022#3452023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4152021#4332022#3752023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#3252021#1852022#2422023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#4872021#3712022#2892023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#5162019#3772022#7382023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#3582021#3222022#3812023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3602021#3072022#2882023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#7552021#7522022#6962023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4142021#5962022#4222023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2272021#2252022#1412023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5402021#4462022#4172023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#8612018#9812021#5222022

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#9912021#8282022#7202023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#11452014#12652020#8092023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3362021#6232022#4182023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5952019#5172021#4342023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3952021#4682022#5982023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#8132021#4132022#3162023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#7862021#5402022#3272023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4852018#4692019#5392022

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5542011#7612022#5912023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3892021#3192022#1932023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6702021#4852022#2702023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#3402021#3732022#3222023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5312021#6312022#6142023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3022013#2202016#1792021

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#9072016#7012017#6192019

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2622015#2402019#1562022

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3971964#6032020#5152021

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4302011#3692013#3892014

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4971973#5141975#5632010

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1812023

Popularity Rankings for Danna in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#512021#1322022#592023

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1332019#1192020#912021

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#1562020#1292021

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1782005

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#4652022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#7621992#9501995#8492004

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#8241981#8251984#14912021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Danna a Name for Boys or Girls?

Danna is generally considered a girl’s name, widely used in many cultures for its gentle sound and positive meaning.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Danna

Danna in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Danna Paola (Singer, born 1995): A Mexican singer and actress with a successful career in music and television.
  • Danna García (Actress, born 1978): A Colombian actress known for her roles in telenovelas and international TV series.
  • Danna Durante (Gymnastics Coach, born 1973): An American gymnastics coach who has led several collegiate teams to success.
  • Danna Faulds (Poet, born 1950): An American poet and yoga teacher whose work inspires many in the wellness community.
  • Danna DeLany (Artist, born 1960): An American visual artist whose contemporary works have been exhibited widely.
  • Danna Bayer (Chef, born 1985): An American chef celebrated for her innovative cuisine and appearances on cooking shows.
  • Danna Richards (YouTuber, born 1990): An American singer-songwriter and YouTuber who shares her music and life with fans online.
  • Danna Paola ("Élite," 2018 TV Series): Plays the role of Lu, a rich and manipulative student at a prestigious Spanish school.
  • "Danna's Diary" (2016 Film): Chronicles the life and experiences of a young woman as she navigates adulthood.
  • "Danna" (2020 Song): A popular song that tells the story of a woman and her journey of self-discovery.
  • "Danna's Dream" (2014 Novel): Follows a young girl who has vivid dreams that reveal hidden truths about her family.
  • "The Danna Chronicles" (2012 TV Series): A fantasy series that follows the adventures of a warrior princess in a mythical land.
  • "Danna's Melody" (2018 Musical): A musical performance that explores the life and challenges of a musician.
  • Danna Island (Punjab, Pakistan): A small island located in the Indus River.
  • Danna Village (Shanxi, China): A rural village situated in the mountainous region of Shanxi Province.
  • Danna National Park (Balqa, Jordan): A national park that encompasses diverse landscapes including mountains, valleys, and desert areas.
  • Danna River (West Bengal, India): A river that flows through the Darjeeling district, contributing to the region's tea plantations.
  • Danna Bay (Northern Territory, Australia): A coastal bay known for its marine biodiversity and scenic views.
  • Danna Township (Yunnan, China): A township in Yunnan Province with a rich cultural heritage and traditional architecture.
  • Danna District (Nangarhar, Afghanistan): An administrative district in Nangarhar Province featuring rugged terrain and agricultural areas.

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