Danyl
Danil is a Central Asian and Russian male given name meaning "God is my judge" and "The Creator's Gift" in certain dialects of the Turkic languages. It is a variant of the Russian name Daniil. A Tatar and Bashkir national name, it is derived from the combination of two words Dan, which means glorious, and Il, which means country.
Meaning & Origin of Danyl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Danil is a Central Asian and Russian male given name meaning "God is my judge" and "The Creator's Gift" in certain dialects of the Turkic languages. It is a variant of the Russian name Daniil. A Tatar and Bashkir national name, it is derived from the combination of two words Dan, which means glorious, and Il, which means country.
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The Story of Danyl
As a girl name
Danyl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 9 Danyls were born — ranking #5,579 that year. As of 2026, Danyl ranks #9,336 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 59 Danyls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Danyl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1958, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 10 Danyls were born — ranking #5,840 that year. As of 2026, Danyl ranks #12,135 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 76 Danyls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Danyl
Danyl is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 76 births in the dataset. Danyl's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #5,840. Use the chart and map above to compare Danyl'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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