Given name & surname
Danea
“he judged”
Danea is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danea is a variant of Dan. One Hebrew interpretation is “he judged.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Danea is a variant of Danae. An origin associated with Danae is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Danea is a variant of Danae. The history of Danae gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Danae is associated with the mother of Perseus. Danea is a variant of Dan. The history of Dan gives this family its wider story. Dan appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Danea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 502
- 0 boys · 502 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 531 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.
Danea’s family of names
Danea has a related form in Dan. Danea has a related form in Danae.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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