Danijel
Danijel is masculine given name of Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian origin. Notable people with the name include:Danijel Aleksić, Serbian footballer Danijel Alibabić, Montenegrin singer and songwriter Danijel Brezič, Slovenian football midfielder Danijel Cesarec, Croatian footballer Danijel Ćulum, Bosnian football player Danijel Demšar, Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books Danijel…
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Danijel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danijel is masculine given name of Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian origin. Notable people with the name include:Danijel Aleksić, Serbian footballer Danijel Alibabić, Montenegrin singer and songwriter Danijel Brezič, Slovenian football midfielder Danijel Cesarec, Croatian footballer Danijel Ćulum, Bosnian football player Danijel Demšar, Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books Danijel…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovene
- Croatian
- Serbian
The Story of Danijel
The earliest SSA record of Danijel as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 6 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Danijel — #10,806 in the national rankings. Danijel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Danijel
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About the name Danijel
Danijel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Danijel's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #10,806. Use the chart and map above to compare Danijel'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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