Danyel
The Story of Danyel
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Danyel as a girl name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 126 newborns named Danyel — #999 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Danyel on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Danyel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Danyel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 30 births, good for #3,511 nationwide. About 26% of every Danyel on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Danyel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 732 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Danyel
Danyel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Danyel's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #999. Use the chart and map above to compare Danyel'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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