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Danica

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Danica: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #850 to #4867.199920042009201420192025#850#4867
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#944
1997#850
1998#955
1999#1393
2000#1389
2001#1439
2002#1442
2003#1083
2004#1617
2005#2084
2006#1243
2007#1741
2008#2150
2009#1526
2010#1815
2011#2150
2012#1649
2013#1220
2014#1798
2015#1601
2016#2547
2017#2341
2018#2901
2019#3151
2020#2163
2021#2499
2022#2058
2023#4056
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2 of the 31 years from 1993 to 2023.

In 2023: #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4056 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1993–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1993

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1993 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #440 in Northern Ireland in 2013.

Danica's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#205813HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#249910HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#216312HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#29018HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#160119HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#179816HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#122028HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#164918HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#215012HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#181515HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#152618HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#215011HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#174114HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#124321HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#208410HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#161713HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#108321HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#144213HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#143913HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#138913HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#139313HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#95522HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#85026HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#94422HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#7274HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Danica is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Danica, between 1993 and 2025, in 31 of those 33 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1993England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1997Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: highest position in 2013ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419932025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1993–20232#516 in 1993
England and Wales1996–202529#850 in 1997
Northern Ireland20131#440 in 2013
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 31 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1993) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Danica

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1993–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1993 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #440 in Northern Ireland in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.