Danyal
Danyal is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Danyal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danyal is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Danyal
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Danyal as a girl name dates back to 1972, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Danyal — #3,155 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Danyal on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Danyal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1993, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 176 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Danyal on the record books as a boy name in 1975, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 28 Danyals were born — ranking #3,188 that year. About 29% of every Danyal on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Danyal ranks #3,910 for boys with 28 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). All told, over 651 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Danyal
Danyal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 651 births in the dataset. Danyal's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #3,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Danyal'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.