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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #13 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 35 boysAKMaine: #53 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 240 boysMEVermont: #43 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 175 boysVTNew Hampshire: #51 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 220 boysNHWashington: #61 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 267 boysWAIdaho: #104 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 450 boysIDMontana: #56 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 214 boysMTNorth Dakota: #59 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 236 boysNDMinnesota: #40 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 202 boysMNIllinois: #33 for boys · 315 births · 1 in 166 boysILWisconsin: #27 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 140 boysWIMichigan: #34 for boys · 240 births · 1 in 166 boysMINew York: #27 for boys · 599 births · 1 in 140 boysNYMassachusetts: #27 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 118 boysMARhode Island: #37 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 175 boysRIOregon: #49 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 215 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Daniel, so not publishedNVWyoming: #64 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 237 boysWYSouth Dakota: #40 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 166 boysSDIowa: #50 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 231 boysIAIndiana: #42 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 222 boysINOhio: #35 for boys · 267 births · 1 in 178 boysOHPennsylvania: #29 for boys · 472 births · 1 in 152 boysPANew Jersey: #30 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 148 boysNJConnecticut: #32 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 150 boysCTCalifornia: #35 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 168 boysCAUtah: #99 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 372 boysUTColorado: #40 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 178 boysCONebraska: #61 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 258 boysNEMissouri: #69 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 340 boysMOKentucky: #71 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 351 boysKYWest Virginia: #58 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 305 boysWVVirginia: #73 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 376 boysVAMaryland: #30 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 147 boysMDDelaware: #28 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 118 boysDEArizona: #36 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 154 boysAZNew Mexico: #37 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 156 boysNMKansas: #87 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 374 boysKSArkansas: #97 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 483 boysARTennessee: #103 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 567 boysTNNorth Carolina: #52 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 260 boysNCSouth Carolina: #54 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 257 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #45 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 205 boysDCOklahoma: #97 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 461 boysOKLouisiana: #73 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 305 boysLAMississippi: #82 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 412 boysMSAlabama: #72 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 353 boysALGeorgia: #88 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 408 boysGAHawaii: #30 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 96 boysHITexas: #37 for boys · 277 births · 1 in 201 boysTXFlorida: #51 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 232 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#13 · 1 in 35
  2. Massachusetts#27 · 1 in 118
  3. Wisconsin#27 · 1 in 140
  4. New York#27 · 1 in 140
  5. Delaware#28 · 1 in 118

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#13101 in 35
Massachusetts#272361 in 118
New York#275991 in 140
Wisconsin#271691 in 140
Delaware#28121 in 118
Pennsylvania#294721 in 152
Hawaii#30291 in 96
Maryland#30771 in 147
New Jersey#301631 in 148
Connecticut#32651 in 150
Illinois#333151 in 166
Michigan#342401 in 166
California#352271 in 168
Ohio#352671 in 178
Arizona#36271 in 154
New Mexico#37331 in 156
Rhode Island#37241 in 175
Texas#372771 in 201
Colorado#40471 in 178
Minnesota#401031 in 202
South Dakota#40321 in 166
Indiana#421081 in 222
Vermont#43141 in 175
District of Columbia#45221 in 205
Oregon#49281 in 215
Iowa#50841 in 231
Florida#51541 in 232
New Hampshire#51141 in 220
North Carolina#521311 in 260
Maine#53261 in 240
South Carolina#54721 in 257
Montana#56191 in 214
West Virginia#58591 in 305
North Dakota#59241 in 236
Nebraska#61401 in 258
Washington#61381 in 267
Wyoming#6471 in 237
Missouri#69771 in 340
Kentucky#71721 in 351
Alabama#72761 in 353
Louisiana#73641 in 305
Virginia#73581 in 376
Mississippi#82481 in 412
Kansas#87361 in 374
Georgia#88701 in 408
Arkansas#97351 in 483
Oklahoma#97461 in 461
Utah#99131 in 372
Tennessee#103451 in 567
Idaho#10491 in 450
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 1936

girls
#1,801
18 births · 1 in 57,799 girls
boys
#41
4,817 births · 1 in 215 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #1,801Daniel18

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #41Daniel4,817
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 57,799 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 62.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #1,741Virgene19
  2. #1,741Virgina19
  3. #1,741Wynelle19
  4. #1,801Daniel18
  5. #1,801Abby18
  6. #1,801Alexandria18
  7. #1,801Aloha18
  8. #1,873Adel17
  9. #1,873Alfred17
  10. #1,873Annett17

Tied with 71 names at #1,801; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 215 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.0% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #38Gary5,192
  2. #39Harry4,931
  3. #40Howard4,874
  4. #41Daniel4,817
  5. #42Roy4,815
  6. #43Norman4,645
  7. #44Louis4,418
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →