Daniele
Daniele is an Italian male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is also a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle.
- Italian
- Portuguese
- French
Meaning & Origin of Daniele
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daniele is an Italian male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is also a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Portuguese
- French
The Story of Daniele
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daniele as a girl name dates back to 1952, when 6 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 136 newborns named Daniele — #939 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Danieles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 4K Danieles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Daniele as a boy name dates back to 1962, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Daniele — #1,753 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Danieles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 780 Danieles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Daniele
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Names that sound like Daniele
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About the name Daniele
Daniele is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Daniele's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #939. Use the chart and map above to compare Daniele'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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