Danil
Danil is a Central Asian and Russian male given name meaning "God is my judge" and "The Creator's Gift" in certain dialects of the Turkic languages. It is a variant of the Russian name Daniil. A Tatar and Bashkir national name, it is derived from the combination of two words Dan, which means glorious, and Il, which means country.
Meaning & Origin of Danil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danil is a Central Asian and Russian male given name meaning "God is my judge" and "The Creator's Gift" in certain dialects of the Turkic languages. It is a variant of the Russian name Daniil. A Tatar and Bashkir national name, it is derived from the combination of two words Dan, which means glorious, and Il, which means country.
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The Story of Danil
Danil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 14 Danils were born — ranking #6,035 that year. As of 2026, Danil ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 273 Danils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Danil
Danil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Danil's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Danil'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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