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Danica

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

Girl's name · #1631 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Danica has appeared in US records since 1916 — best rank #307 (2007) · 16,522 babies named Danica all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

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 177 notable people named Danica:

Entertainers appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danica McKellar, American actress and writer.

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