Danna
Barely 83 people in Poland carry it, so most Poles will go a lifetime without meeting one. From Hebrew, the name means "god is my judge".
Danna Pronunciation
Danna is pronounced DAHN-nah (/ˈdanna/).
What Danna means
Where Danna comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Danna reaches back to Hebrew, to the root that also gives Daniel and its feminine Daniela. The meaning is plain: God is my judge. The name states a claim about who holds the final verdict, and it hands that verdict to God rather than to any court of people.
In Spanish-speaking countries the name took on a life of its own. Mexico especially has favored Danna, where the actress and singer Danna Paola, born in 1995, carries it to an audience far past Latin America. The Hebrew root stayed fixed. What shifted was the accent, the double n, and the crowd of people who now answer to it.
On a Polish class register Danna would sit a little apart from Danuta and Daniela, near in sound yet its own entry. It arrives with no diminutives of its own. Short. The meaning travels with it: God is my judge.
How many people are named Danna
1 in 271612 women in Poland is named Danna. 83 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3883 among female names.
Danna's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Where Danna is most popular
Danna is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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