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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #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 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #14 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 39 boysAKMaine: #98 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 439 boysMEVermont: #65 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 256 boysVTNew Hampshire: #49 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 191 boysNHWashington: #50 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 214 boysWAIdaho: #98 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 359 boysIDMontana: #56 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 215 boysMTNorth Dakota: #79 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 271 boysNDMinnesota: #59 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 235 boysMNIllinois: #42 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 219 boysILWisconsin: #41 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 180 boysWIMichigan: #57 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 278 boysMINew York: #33 for boys · 733 births · 1 in 134 boysNYMassachusetts: #34 for boys · 226 births · 1 in 150 boysMARhode Island: #48 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 222 boysRIOregon: #103 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 448 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daniel, so not publishedNVWyoming: #58 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 197 boysWYSouth Dakota: #118 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 560 boysSDIowa: #92 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 439 boysIAIndiana: #58 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 309 boysINOhio: #39 for boys · 237 births · 1 in 223 boysOHPennsylvania: #37 for boys · 511 births · 1 in 172 boysPANew Jersey: #33 for boys · 207 births · 1 in 145 boysNJConnecticut: #41 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 171 boysCTCalifornia: #36 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 172 boysCAUtah: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 541 boysUTColorado: #58 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 241 boysCONebraska: #74 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 300 boysNEMissouri: #87 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 441 boysMOKentucky: #106 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 619 boysKYWest Virginia: #56 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 326 boysWVVirginia: #59 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 278 boysVAMaryland: #44 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 194 boysMDDelaware: #36 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 159 boysDEArizona: #58 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 226 boysAZNew Mexico: #40 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 174 boysNMKansas: #110 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 507 boysKSArkansas: #115 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 563 boysARTennessee: #98 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 522 boysTNNorth Carolina: #56 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 308 boysNCSouth Carolina: #43 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 219 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #38 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 182 boysDCOklahoma: #117 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 589 boysOKLouisiana: #67 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 271 boysLAMississippi: #70 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 375 boysMSAlabama: #81 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 422 boysALGeorgia: #71 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 348 boysGAHawaii: #37 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 141 boysHITexas: #43 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 231 boysTXFlorida: #42 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 189 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#14 · 1 in 39
  2. New York#33 · 1 in 134
  3. New Jersey#33 · 1 in 145
  4. Massachusetts#34 · 1 in 150
  5. Delaware#36 · 1 in 159

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#1461 in 39
New Jersey#332071 in 145
New York#337331 in 134
Massachusetts#342261 in 150
California#362181 in 172
Delaware#3691 in 159
Hawaii#37231 in 141
Pennsylvania#375111 in 172
District of Columbia#38191 in 182
Ohio#392371 in 223
New Mexico#40241 in 174
Connecticut#41701 in 171
Wisconsin#411361 in 180
Florida#42771 in 189
Illinois#422701 in 219
South Carolina#43841 in 219
Texas#432461 in 231
Maryland#44651 in 194
Rhode Island#48241 in 222
New Hampshire#49171 in 191
Washington#50441 in 214
Montana#56181 in 215
North Carolina#561141 in 308
West Virginia#56561 in 326
Michigan#571511 in 278
Arizona#58181 in 226
Colorado#58341 in 241
Indiana#58841 in 309
Wyoming#5881 in 197
Minnesota#59901 in 235
Virginia#59831 in 278
Vermont#65101 in 256
Louisiana#67751 in 271
Mississippi#70551 in 375
Georgia#71821 in 348
Nebraska#74391 in 300
North Dakota#79231 in 271
Alabama#81671 in 422
Missouri#87661 in 441
Iowa#92451 in 439
Idaho#98101 in 359
Maine#98141 in 439
Tennessee#98481 in 522
Oregon#103131 in 448
Kentucky#106431 in 619
Kansas#110301 in 507
Arkansas#115321 in 563
Oklahoma#117391 in 589
South Dakota#118101 in 560
Utah#12891 in 541
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 1927

girls
#1,362
35 births · 1 in 34,069 girls
boys
#46
4,615 births · 1 in 244 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #1,362Daniel35

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #46Daniel4,615
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 34,069 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 75.7% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #1,331Velta36
  2. #1,331Verlene36
  3. #1,331Zena36
  4. #1,362Daniel35
  5. #1,362Afton35
  6. #1,362Andrew35
  7. #1,362Azalee35
  8. #1,384Akiko34
  9. #1,384Armella34
  10. #1,384Atha34

Tied with 21 names at #1,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 244 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.0% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #43Anthony4,917
  2. #44Stanley4,902
  3. #45Alfred4,756
  4. #46Daniel4,615
  5. #47Marvin4,397
  6. #48Melvin4,202
  7. #49Samuel4,189
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →