Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Danai isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Danai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 431
- 5 boys · 426 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,998 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,998 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 540 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Danai’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Danai
- Danai GuriraZimbabwean-American actressborn 1978
- Danai UdomchokeThai tennis playerborn 1981
- Danai StratigopoulouGreek singer and writer (1913–2009)
- Danai-Eleni SidiraGreek footballerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.