Danilo Boy
How popular is Danilo?
#1,315 boy name in 2025
147 baby boys were named Danilo in the US in 2025, making it the 1315th most popular boy name.
Danilo popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,315 for boys (▼ 219 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 147 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,030 in 2015, #1,177 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (209 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,010 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Danilo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Danilo family of names ranked #1,076 for boys in 2025 (#964 the year before), with 170 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Danilo | 147 | 86% |
| Danylo | 23 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Danilo is most popular
Babies named Danilo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (213 boys)
- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (36 boys)
- Texas: 0.2 per 1,000 (186 boys)
- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (39 boys)
Danilo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16 | #3,369 |
| 1950s | 81 | #2,138 |
| 1960s | 149 | #1,683 |
| 1970s | 281 | #1,535 |
| 1980s | 432 | #1,414 |
| 1990s | 485 | #1,430 |
| 2000s | 713 | #1,626 |
| 2010s | 1,390 | #1,010 |
| 2020s | 1,127 | #1,050 |
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Questions
- Is Danilo a boy or girl name?
- Danilo is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Danilo were boys.
- How popular is the name Danilo?
- 147 baby boys were named Danilo in the US in 2025, making it the 1315th most popular boy name.
- When was Danilo most popular?
- Danilo peaked in 2022, when 209 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,010 in 2017.
- How many people are named Danilo?
- 4,674 babies have been named Danilo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,533 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Danilo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Danilo was most common in California, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.