Danna
Danna is a female given name: 99% of people named Danna are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
Danna · Dan Na · Dan-Na
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China
- Also spelled
- Dan Na, Dan-Na
- US births since 1880
- 134 male / 18,664 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Danna
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Danna," in English, "Guten Tag Danna," in German. Danna is a female given name: about 99% of people named Danna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Danna,
German
Guten Tag Danna,
French
Bonjour Danna,
Spanish
Estimado/a Danna:
Chinese
Danna您好：
Japanese
Danna様
English
Hi Danna,
German
Hi Danna,
French
Salut Danna,
Spanish
Hola Danna,
Chinese
Danna你好：
Japanese
Dannaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 1% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
134 male · 18,664 female · 18,798 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Danna a male or female name?
Danna is a female given name: 99% of people named Danna are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Danna in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Danna," in English, "Guten Tag Danna," in German. Danna is a female given name: about 99% of people named Danna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Danna a unisex name?
Danna is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Danna are men. Danna leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Danna a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/danna (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_danna,
title = {Is Danna a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/danna},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}