Danielle
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel. Daniëlle is a Dutch version of the name.
- French
- English
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Danielle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel. Daniëlle is a Dutch version of the name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
- English
- Dutch
The Story of Danielle
The earliest SSA record of Danielle as a baby girl name dates back to 1937, when 9 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 17,009 newborns named Danielle — #14 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Danielles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #537 among baby girl names with 570 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 372K Danielles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Danielle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Danielle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Danielle
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About the name Danielle
Danielle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 372K births in the dataset. Danielle's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #14. Use the chart and map above to compare Danielle'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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