Daniyal
Daniyal is a given name and surname which may also refer to:
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Daniyal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daniyal is a given name and surname which may also refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
- Urdu
The Story of Daniyal
Daniyal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 47 births, good for #2,579 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Daniyals. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,483 among baby boy names with 33 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 859 Daniyals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Daniyal
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About the name Daniyal
Daniyal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 859 births in the dataset. Daniyal's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Daniyal'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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