Danila
Danila is a given name that means "God is my judge" in Hebrew. It's a masculine name in Russian and other Slavic languages, as a variation on the name Daniel.
- Russian
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Danila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danila is a given name that means "God is my judge" in Hebrew. It's a masculine name in Russian and other Slavic languages, as a variation on the name Daniel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Italian
The Story of Danila
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Danila as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Danila — #7,880 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Danila on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Danila last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 181 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Danila as a boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Danila — #8,983 in the national rankings. About 63% of every Danila on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Danila last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 49 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Danila
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Danila. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Danila
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About the name Danila
Danila is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Danila's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #7,880. Use the chart and map above to compare Danila'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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