Danai

Danai is a female given name: 98% of people named Danai are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleLow

Male 2%Female 98%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Greece
US births since 1880: 5 male / 297 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Danai

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Danai," in English, "Guten Tag Danai," in German. Danai is a female given name: about 98% of people named Danai are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Danai,

German

Guten Tag Danai,

French

Bonjour Danai,

Spanish

Estimado/a Danai:

Chinese

Danai您好：

Japanese

Danai様

English

Hi Danai,

German

Hi Danai,

French

Salut Danai,

Spanish

Hola Danai,

Chinese

Danai你好：

Japanese

Danaiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Danai by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	2%
Greece	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

5 male · 297 female · 302 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Danai a male or female name?

Danai is a female given name: 98% of people named Danai are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Danai in an email?

Is Danai a unisex name?

Danai is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Danai are men. Danai leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Danai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/danai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_danai,
  title  = {Is Danai a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/danai},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}