Daniela
Daniela is a feminine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Daniela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daniela is a feminine given name.
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The Story of Daniela
Daniela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 3,079 Danielas were born — ranking #108 that year. As of 2026, Daniela ranks #286 for baby girls with 1,129 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 70K Danielas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Daniela
Daniela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 70K births in the dataset. Daniela's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #108. Use the chart and map above to compare Daniela'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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