Given name
Danyka
“of the morning star”
Danyka is a variant of Danica. One Slavic interpretation is “of the morning star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danyka is a variant of Danica. One Slavic interpretation is “of the morning star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Danyka is a variant of Danica. An origin associated with Danica is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Danyka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 234
- 0 boys · 234 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 32 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 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 243 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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