Danitza
A feminine name of Slavic origin meaning "morning star".
Name Census estimates that about 1,016 living Americans carry the first name Danitza. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Danitza today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Danitza births was 2004 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Danitza. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 337,357 Americans
Peak year
2004
42 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,201
Tracked since 1980
Census
Danitza in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,086 people with the first name Danitza, which placed it at #11,690 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,690
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,086 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Danitza
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danitza is Hispanic at 93.9%. The next largest groups are White (3.5%) and Black (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Danitza described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Danitza at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.9% · 1,020
- White3.5% · 38
- Black or African American1.8% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4
- Two or more races0.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
Popularity
Danitza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Danitza from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 353 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Danitza remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Danitza by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Danitza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Danitzas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Arizona, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Danitza, while Texas, California, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 192 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Danitza
Danitza is a feminine given name of Slavic origin, primarily used in countries like Bulgaria, Serbia, and Macedonia. It is derived from the Slavic root "dan," which means "day" or "dawn." The name likely emerged during the early medieval period, around the 6th to 9th centuries, when Slavic tribes settled in the Balkan region.
The earliest recorded use of the name Danitza can be traced back to the 12th century, where it appeared in various historical documents and records from the Bulgarian Empire. One notable figure bearing this name was Danitza of Vidin, a Bulgarian noblewoman who lived in the 14th century and was known for her charitable works and patronage of the arts.
In the 15th century, Danitza Despina was a Serbian princess and the wife of Đurađ Branković, a prominent Serbian ruler. She played a significant role in the cultural and political affairs of the Serbian Despotate during her lifetime.
Another historical figure with the name Danitza was Danitza of Hercegovina, a 16th-century noblewoman from the region of Hercegovina (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). She was known for her involvement in the Ottoman-Habsburg wars and her efforts to protect the local population during the conflicts.
In the 19th century, Danitza Petrova was a Bulgarian writer and educator who contributed to the development of modern Bulgarian literature and education. She wrote several notable works, including novels and textbooks, and was instrumental in establishing schools for girls in Bulgaria.
Moving into the 20th century, Danitza Khristova was a Bulgarian painter and artist who gained recognition for her vibrant and expressive works. She was particularly known for her portraits and landscapes, which captured the essence of Bulgarian culture and traditions.
While the name Danitza has its roots in the Slavic cultures of the Balkan region, it has also gained popularity in other parts of the world, particularly among communities with Slavic heritage or influences. However, its historical significance and earliest recorded use can be traced back to the medieval period in the Balkans.
People
Danitza + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Danitza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Danitza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danitza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,016 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Danitza going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 337,357 US residents.
Is Danitza a common name?
We classify Danitza as "Rare". It ranks above 90.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,036 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Danitza most popular?
The single biggest year for Danitza was 2004, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Danitza is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Danitza in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,086 people with the name Danitza, or 0.36 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,690 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Danitza in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Danitza?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Danitza appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,086 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Danitza?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danitza is Hispanic at 93.9%. The next largest groups are White (3.5%) and Black (1.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Danitza most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Danitza in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.9% (1,020 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Danitza in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Danitza a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Danitza in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Danitza still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Danitza in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Danitza can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Danitza as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Danitza, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.