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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Daniel, so not publishedAKMaine: #69 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 299 boysMEVermont: #78 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 365 boysVTNew Hampshire: #50 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 214 boysNHWashington: #63 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 266 boysWAIdaho: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 500 boysIDMontana: #52 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 216 boysMTNorth Dakota: #49 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 161 boysNDMinnesota: #64 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 269 boysMNIllinois: #40 for boys · 275 births · 1 in 210 boysILWisconsin: #42 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 190 boysWIMichigan: #48 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 233 boysMINew York: #41 for boys · 619 births · 1 in 154 boysNYMassachusetts: #30 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 136 boysMARhode Island: #37 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 138 boysRIOregon: #62 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 240 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daniel, so not publishedNVWyoming: #35 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 131 boysWYSouth Dakota: #94 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 359 boysSDIowa: #83 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 413 boysIAIndiana: #54 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 266 boysINOhio: #42 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 234 boysOHPennsylvania: #33 for boys · 479 births · 1 in 170 boysPANew Jersey: #35 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 162 boysNJConnecticut: #37 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 167 boysCTCalifornia: #38 for boys · 212 births · 1 in 179 boysCAUtah: #81 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 309 boysUTColorado: #53 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 228 boysCONebraska: #73 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 316 boysNEMissouri: #71 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 348 boysMOKentucky: #111 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 583 boysKYWest Virginia: #61 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 343 boysWVVirginia: #64 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 313 boysVAMaryland: #39 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 177 boysMDDelaware: #35 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 158 boysDEArizona: #40 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 168 boysAZNew Mexico: #38 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 161 boysNMKansas: #87 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 356 boysKSArkansas: #104 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 484 boysARTennessee: #101 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 613 boysTNNorth Carolina: #55 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 303 boysNCSouth Carolina: #48 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 253 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #51 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 239 boysDCOklahoma: #99 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 475 boysOKLouisiana: #72 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 296 boysLAMississippi: #96 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 484 boysMSAlabama: #70 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 331 boysALGeorgia: #78 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 375 boysGAHawaii: #24 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 88 boysHITexas: #52 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 260 boysTXFlorida: #45 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 204 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#24 · 1 in 88
  2. Massachusetts#30 · 1 in 136
  3. Pennsylvania#33 · 1 in 170
  4. Wyoming#35 · 1 in 131
  5. Delaware#35 · 1 in 158

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#24381 in 88
Massachusetts#302311 in 136
Pennsylvania#334791 in 170
Delaware#35101 in 158
New Jersey#351801 in 162
Wyoming#35121 in 131
Connecticut#37691 in 167
Rhode Island#37351 in 138
California#382121 in 179
New Mexico#38281 in 161
Maryland#39691 in 177
Arizona#40281 in 168
Illinois#402751 in 210
New York#416191 in 154
Ohio#422221 in 234
Wisconsin#421291 in 190
Florida#45581 in 204
Michigan#481821 in 233
South Carolina#48701 in 253
North Dakota#49381 in 161
New Hampshire#50151 in 214
District of Columbia#51151 in 239
Montana#52181 in 216
Texas#522271 in 260
Colorado#53371 in 228
Indiana#54961 in 266
North Carolina#551101 in 303
West Virginia#61501 in 343
Oregon#62231 in 240
Washington#63361 in 266
Minnesota#64751 in 269
Virginia#64711 in 313
Maine#69211 in 299
Alabama#70811 in 331
Missouri#71811 in 348
Louisiana#72641 in 296
Nebraska#73361 in 316
Georgia#78751 in 375
Vermont#7871 in 365
Utah#81161 in 309
Iowa#83471 in 413
Kansas#87421 in 356
South Dakota#94161 in 359
Mississippi#96421 in 484
Oklahoma#99491 in 475
Tennessee#101411 in 613
Arkansas#104361 in 484
Kentucky#111441 in 583
Idaho#12871 in 500
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 1930

girls
#1,661
23 births · 1 in 48,953 girls
boys
#47
4,465 births · 1 in 246 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #1,661Daniel23

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #47Daniel4,465
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 48,953 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 68.3% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #1,607Verlee24
  2. #1,607Verta24
  3. #1,607Yolande24
  4. #1,661Daniel23
  5. #1,661Aleta23
  6. #1,661Aloha23
  7. #1,661Antonina23
  8. #1,703Anner22
  9. #1,703Annice22
  10. #1,703Armella22

Tied with 41 names at #1,661; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 246 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.0% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #44Anthony4,674
  2. #45Leonard4,662
  3. #46Alfred4,558
  4. #47Daniel4,465
  5. #48Marvin4,404
  6. #49Stanley4,383
  7. #50Melvin4,048
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →