Daneal
The Story of Daneal
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daneal as a girl name dates back to 1984, when 6 babies received it. 1984 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Daneal — #9,145 in the national rankings. Daneal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1984, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Daneal as a boy name dates back to 1994, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Daneal — #8,702 in the national rankings. About 62% of every Daneal on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Daneal last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daneal
Daneal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Daneal's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #8,702. Use the chart and map above to compare Daneal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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