Danica

Danica: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “morning star”
Origin: Slavic
Say it: DAN-ih-kuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

A South Slavic name derived from danica, the name for the morning star, Venus. It is especially used in Serbian, Croatian, and Slovene contexts.

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How popular is Danica?

202441.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Danica in 2024136

2024 rank#1,555 girls

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 188016,391

Danica is fading: recent use is about 32% of its level ten years before.

Names like Danica

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Milagracious or dear · Slavic
Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
Verafaith · Slavic
Mirapeace, world · Slavic
Nadiahope · Slavic
IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic
Alenabright, shining light · Slavic

Danica questions

What does the name Danica mean?

Danica means "morning star". It comes from Slavic. A South Slavic name derived from danica, the name for the morning star, Venus. It is especially used in Serbian, Croatian, and Slovene contexts.

Is Danica a boy or girl name?

Danica is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Danica?

136 US babies were named Danica in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Danica?

Danica is usually pronounced DAN-ih-kuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.