Danniel
The Story of Danniel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Danniel as a girl name dates back to 1970, when 5 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Danniel — #4,153 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Danniel on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Danniel last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 186 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Danniel on the record books as a boy name in 1923, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 51 Danniels were born — ranking #1,081 that year. As of 2025, Danniel ranks #7,956 for boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-52%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Danniel
Danniel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Danniel's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #977. Use the chart and map above to compare Danniel'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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