Danica

“Morning star, from Slavic mythology's personification of Venus” — Slavic origin

Girl's name · #1634 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Danica's best rank, #307, came in 2007; it has stepped well back to #1634 today. Roughly 17,000 girls have been named Danica since 1916. Danica climbed in 2007, with SSA crediting the visibility of racing driver Danica Patrick. Together with its spelling variant Danika (#2550), Danica would rank around #1183 with about 200 births last year — the newborns split about 65/35 between Danica and Danika.

Around the world: #10 in Serbia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Danicas

Danica Patrick — American racecar driver (born 1982)
Danica McKellar — American actress and writer
Danica Curcic — Serbian-born Danish actress
Danica Roem — American journalist and politician
Danica Grujičić — Serbian health minister since 2022

In stories & tradition

Danica — mythical character
Danica Talos — Blade: Trinity
Danica Maupoissant — Canticle · In Sylvan Shadows

What Danicas become

Among 179 notable people named Danica:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danica McKellar, American actress and writer.

Similar names: Danika · Yuliana · Daniella · Anika · Taya · Dasha

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