Danel
Danel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Alejandro Danel (1791–1865), French soldier Jean-Pierre Danel, French guitarist Pascal Danel, French singer Danel Castro, Cuban baseball player Danel Sinani, Luxembourgish footballer
- Basque
Meaning & Origin of Danel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danel is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Alejandro Danel (1791–1865), French soldier Jean-Pierre Danel, French guitarist Pascal Danel, French singer Danel Castro, Cuban baseball player Danel Sinani, Luxembourgish footballer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Basque
The Story of Danel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Danel as a girl name dates back to 1955, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Danel — #4,247 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 62% of all recorded Danels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1992 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 147 Danels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Danel on the record books as a boy name in 1920, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 10 Danels were born — ranking #2,631 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 341 Danels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Danel
Danel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 341 births in the dataset. Danel's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #2,631. Use the chart and map above to compare Danel'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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