Names / Girl names
Dania
Current rank
#1,063
and rising
All-time peak
#764
in 1996
First recorded
1943
in U.S. data
Children named
8,800
since 1943
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #764 in 1996 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DAH-nee-ah): near, close, or gentle in some usage patterns. Soft and understated. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1943. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. It crested in 1996 at #764. Over 8,800 have carried it since records began.