Danniel Boy
How popular is Danniel?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Danniel in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
2,182living people named Danniel (est.)
42median age of people named Danniel
2,604babies named Danniel since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Danniel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys (▲ 2694 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1959 (51 boys) |
| Highest rank | #976 in 1950 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Danniel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Daniel family of names ranked #25 for boys in 2025 (#21 the year before), with 8,136 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 8,085 | 99% |
| Danial | 9 | 0% |
| Daniil | 10 | 0% |
| Danyal | 12 | 0% |
| Danniel | 9 | 0% |
| Danyel | 6 | 0% |
| Daniell | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Danniel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 39 | #3,150 |
| 1930s | 43 | #2,479 |
| 1940s | 191 | #1,184 |
| 1950s | 434 | #976 |
| 1960s | 330 | #1,195 |
| 1970s | 261 | #1,285 |
| 1980s | 266 | #1,795 |
| 1990s | 279 | #2,140 |
| 2000s | 306 | #2,918 |
| 2010s | 210 | #3,363 |
| 2020s | 59 | #5,695 |
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Questions
- Is Danniel a boy or girl name?
- Danniel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Danniel were boys.
- How popular is the name Danniel?
- 9 baby boys were named Danniel in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
- When was Danniel most popular?
- Danniel peaked in 1959, when 51 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #976 in 1950.
- How many people are named Danniel?
- 2,604 babies have been named Danniel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,182 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 42.
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.