Daniel

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #22 for boys in 2025, 8,085 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#5
1985 · 38,559 births
Debut · boys
1880
643 births
In top 100 · boys
146 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,982,812
since 1880

Daniel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #5, 1985boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178#228,085
2024#9,55610#168,426
2023#6,16919#178,402
2022#9,05611#149,121
2021#8,46412#169,162
2020#6,08319#149,530
2019#6,69817#1510,592
2018#6,24819#1511,296
2017#7,84014#1511,758
2016#5,28425#1312,996
2015#6,23620#1213,543
2014#5,31025#1013,961
2013#4,75529#1014,326
2012#6,57619#1114,304
2011#5,35825#1015,307
2010#4,73530#815,869
2009#3,87040#717,564
2008#3,31650#519,032
2007#4,80830#520,268
2006#3,41447#620,082
2005#3,12650#720,236
2004#2,28676#721,018
2003#2,88553#821,072
2002#3,52338#1021,352
2001#2,51261#921,013
2000#2,42663#922,338
1999#2,30764#922,704
1998#2,01374#1223,165
1997#1,84580#1123,950
1996#1,89876#1125,128
1995#1,508104#926,728
1994#1,293131#828,065
1993#1,299130#728,698
1992#1,188147#729,157
1991#1,087166#630,935
1990#1,154149#533,830
1989#944188#635,007
1988#685280#834,718
1987#692265#735,876
1986#641288#636,573
1985#632294#538,559
1984#648269#636,531
1983#666258#834,748
1982#686255#1032,652
1981#765213#1030,985
1980#757219#1129,888
1979#785202#1228,521
1978#836177#1126,441
1977#783193#1126,073
1976#807172#1024,702
1975#823165#1123,814
1974#855153#1123,833
1973#882142#1123,672
1972#928132#1522,092
1971#1,041116#2021,785
1970#1,144101#1923,521
1969#1,11798#1823,165
1968#1,022103#1822,012
1967#1,09391#1922,192
1966#1,24175#1923,269
1965#1,048100#1724,833
1964#1,26576#1924,342
1963#1,20183#1924,815
1962#1,081100#1725,543
1961#1,38765#1725,904
1960#1,23678#1725,945
1959#1,23075#1825,155
1958#1,29966#1625,619
1957#1,39857#1627,337
1956#1,39856#1826,655
1955#1,46348#1726,460
1954#1,56042#1825,275
1953#1,47344#2023,498
1952#1,78131#2023,418
1951#1,66533#2121,121
1950#1,37544#2119,189
1949#1,35346#2218,240
1948#1,32748#2216,510
1947#1,57636#2215,189
1946#1,53233#2112,867
1945#1,41832#249,708
1944#1,60926#259,314
1943#1,42334#259,168
1942#1,55928#288,507
1941#1,38431#317,050
1940#1,63523#346,225
1939#1,58523#385,797
1938#1,43727#395,583
1937#1,99916#395,124
1936#1,80118#414,817
1935#1,91717#434,591
1934#1,60322#424,502
1933#1,97016#424,310
1932#1,81719#424,449
1931#1,45926#444,360
1930#1,66123#474,465
1929#1,25735#474,366
1928#1,31034#474,426
1927#1,36235#464,615
1926#1,44931#464,516
1925#1,70025#444,548
1924#1,56629#474,403
1923#2,58713#474,264
1922#1,89721#474,285
1921#2,28216#494,087
1920#2,07918#523,897
1919#3,00510#513,526
1918#1,96319#523,726
1917#2,55212#543,360
1916#2,65811#553,149
1915#2,9009#553,002
1914#1,81814#552,325
1913#2,5407#541,878
1912#2,6346#531,524
1911—#53796
1910—#53692
1909—#54569
1908—#54530
1907—#52528
1906—#48506
1905#1,9315#50484
1904—#49472
1903—#50432
1902—#45501
1901—#48416
1900#1,5617#44598
1899—#42485
1898—#45523
1897—#39520
1896—#38561
1895—#40516
1894—#41515
1893—#39522
1892—#41533
1891—#37505
1890—#39505
1889—#36515
1888—#35566
1887—#31556
1886—#33555
1885—#32535
1884—#32573
1883—#25615
1882—#29594
1881—#29527
1880—#25643
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Daniel was already there! It came in at #25, and was given to 643 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881–1909, when fewer than 620 boys a year got the name.

Where Daniel is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Daniel, so not publishedAKMaine: #58 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 230 boysMEVermont: #48 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 187 boysVTNew Hampshire: #57 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 271 boysNHWashington: #55 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 230 boysWAIdaho: #117 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 538 boysIDMontana: #45 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 193 boysMTNorth Dakota: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 390 boysNDMinnesota: #71 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 295 boysMNIllinois: #57 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 272 boysILWisconsin: #64 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 240 boysWIMichigan: #69 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 347 boysMINew York: #39 for boys · 628 births · 1 in 148 boysNYMassachusetts: #32 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 148 boysMARhode Island: #32 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 133 boysRIOregon: #57 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 229 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daniel, so not publishedNVWyoming: #87 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 344 boysWYSouth Dakota: #126 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 564 boysSDIowa: #121 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 654 boysIAIndiana: #72 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 354 boysINOhio: #39 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 212 boysOHPennsylvania: #38 for boys · 483 births · 1 in 180 boysPANew Jersey: #34 for boys · 186 births · 1 in 156 boysNJConnecticut: #38 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 164 boysCTCalifornia: #42 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 210 boysCAUtah: #73 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 271 boysUTColorado: #54 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 242 boysCONebraska: #84 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 364 boysNEMissouri: #71 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 335 boysMOKentucky: #78 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 418 boysKYWest Virginia: #66 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 362 boysWVVirginia: #64 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 317 boysVAMaryland: #37 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 178 boysMDDelaware: #38 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 149 boysDEArizona: #61 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 250 boysAZNew Mexico: #29 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 130 boysNMKansas: #73 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 297 boysKSArkansas: #95 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 442 boysARTennessee: #93 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 547 boysTNNorth Carolina: #49 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 270 boysNCSouth Carolina: #48 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 243 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #30 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 133 boysDCOklahoma: #90 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 402 boysOKLouisiana: #58 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 274 boysLAMississippi: #68 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 357 boysMSAlabama: #70 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 371 boysALGeorgia: #64 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 331 boysGAHawaii: #24 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 110 boysHITexas: #40 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 229 boysTXFlorida: #44 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 197 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#24 · 1 in 110
  2. New Mexico#29 · 1 in 130
  3. District of Columbia#30 · 1 in 133
  4. Rhode Island#32 · 1 in 133
  5. Massachusetts#32 · 1 in 148

Best ever in a state: #1 in California, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#24251 in 110
New Mexico#29311 in 130
District of Columbia#30241 in 133
Massachusetts#322251 in 148
Rhode Island#32391 in 133
New Jersey#341861 in 156
Maryland#37711 in 178
Connecticut#38731 in 164
Delaware#38111 in 149
Pennsylvania#384831 in 180
New York#396281 in 148
Ohio#392361 in 212
Texas#402291 in 229
California#421431 in 210
Florida#44531 in 197
Montana#45231 in 193
South Carolina#48861 in 243
Vermont#48131 in 187
North Carolina#491261 in 270
Colorado#54361 in 242
Washington#55421 in 230
Illinois#572041 in 272
New Hampshire#57121 in 271
Oregon#57251 in 229
Louisiana#58721 in 274
Maine#58271 in 230
Arizona#61131 in 250
Georgia#64931 in 331
Virginia#64761 in 317
Wisconsin#64971 in 240
West Virginia#66461 in 362
Mississippi#68541 in 357
Michigan#691001 in 347
Alabama#70721 in 371
Minnesota#71761 in 295
Missouri#71841 in 335
Indiana#72701 in 354
Kansas#73531 in 297
Utah#73171 in 271
Kentucky#78621 in 418
Nebraska#84331 in 364
Wyoming#8751 in 344
North Dakota#90161 in 390
Oklahoma#90551 in 402
Tennessee#93451 in 547
Arkansas#95401 in 442
Idaho#11771 in 538
Iowa#121321 in 654
South Dakota#126111 in 564
Alaska———
Nevada———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Daniel
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#16 → #22)
  • 8 spots since 2020 (#14 → #22)
  • 10 spots since 2015 (#12 → #22)
  • Biggest jump: 5 spots in 1972 (#20 → #15)
  • Biggest drop: 7 spots in 1884 (#25 → #32)
Rise & fade · boys
105 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1985 at #5 (38,559 births)
  • Births halved by 2008, 23 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: 31 yrs · run 1981–1995
  • Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 48
  • Highest: 1 in 48 boys born in 1985 were named Daniel (2.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 211 boys born in 2025 (0.47%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 17.4% of all boys named Daniel (345,537) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5,679#25 (1880)#31
1890s5,185#37 (1891)#40
1900s5,036#44 (1900)#49
1910s23,978#51 (1919)#54
1920s43,407#44 (1925)#47
1930s47,998#38 (1939)#42
1940s112,778#21 (1946)#25
1950s243,727#16 (1957)#19
1960s242,020#17 (1960)#18
1970s244,454#10 (1976)#13
1980s345,537#5 (1985)#8
1990s272,360#5 (1990)#9
2000s203,975#5 (2007)#7
2010s133,952#8 (2010)#12
2020s52,726#14 (2020)#17

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Daniel in 1922

girls
#1,897
21 births · 1 in 57,191 girls
boys
#47
4,285 births · 1 in 254 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #1,897Daniel21

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #47Daniel4,285
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 57,191 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 67.2% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #1,836Virgene22
  2. #1,836Willena22
  3. #1,836Yukie22
  4. #1,897Daniel21
  5. #1,897Alison21
  6. #1,897Alyne21
  7. #1,897Antoinetta21
  8. #1,957Adelyn20
  9. #1,957Agustina20
  10. #1,957Alleen20

Tied with 59 names at #1,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 254 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.1% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #44Norman4,527
  2. #45Warren4,484
  3. #46Bernard4,409
  4. #47Daniel4,285
  5. #48Michael3,990
  6. #49Russell3,965
  7. #50Melvin3,908
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →