Danae
Meaning
in Greek myth, the mother of Perseus
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Danae peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
95 people · the #42,809 first name in Brazil · median age 32
Among people named Danae living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1980s as in the 1990s, more than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Danae
Most people given the name Danae in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Danae you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Danae deep dive
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