Danyelle
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel. Daniëlle is a Dutch version of the name.
Meaning & Origin of Danyelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel. Daniëlle is a Dutch version of the name.
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The Story of Danyelle
Danyelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 218 Danyelles were born — ranking #898 that year. As of 2026, Danyelle ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-38%). In total, more than 6K Danyelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Danyelle
Danyelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Danyelle's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #898. Use the chart and map above to compare Danyelle'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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