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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #16 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 48 boysAKMaine: #37 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 164 boysMEVermont: #47 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 192 boysVTNew Hampshire: #27 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 107 boysNHWashington: #32 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 150 boysWAIdaho: #49 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 192 boysIDMontana: #28 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 129 boysMTNorth Dakota: #33 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 145 boysNDMinnesota: #35 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 166 boysMNIllinois: #26 for boys · 428 births · 1 in 129 boysILWisconsin: #29 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 129 boysWIMichigan: #27 for boys · 336 births · 1 in 130 boysMINew York: #23 for boys · 724 births · 1 in 121 boysNYMassachusetts: #24 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 117 boysMARhode Island: #29 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 125 boysRIOregon: #40 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 193 boysORNevada: #24 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 82 boysNVWyoming: #68 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 267 boysWYSouth Dakota: #72 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 306 boysSDIowa: #54 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 289 boysIAIndiana: #33 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 180 boysINOhio: #28 for boys · 345 births · 1 in 149 boysOHPennsylvania: #28 for boys · 507 births · 1 in 146 boysPANew Jersey: #31 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 161 boysNJConnecticut: #29 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 139 boysCTCalifornia: #33 for boys · 303 births · 1 in 158 boysCAUtah: #123 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 529 boysUTColorado: #41 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 189 boysCONebraska: #54 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 234 boysNEMissouri: #57 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 271 boysMOKentucky: #69 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 337 boysKYWest Virginia: #49 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 246 boysWVVirginia: #54 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 243 boysVAMaryland: #41 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 195 boysMDDelaware: #21 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 92 boysDEArizona: #33 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 130 boysAZNew Mexico: #49 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 190 boysNMKansas: #73 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 314 boysKSArkansas: #90 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 431 boysARTennessee: #76 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 429 boysTNNorth Carolina: #55 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 287 boysNCSouth Carolina: #48 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 222 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #23 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 147 boysDCOklahoma: #93 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 417 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 238 boysLAMississippi: #83 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 440 boysMSAlabama: #66 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 354 boysALGeorgia: #64 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 305 boysGAHawaii: #32 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 112 boysHITexas: #40 for boys · 278 births · 1 in 212 boysTXFlorida: #48 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 205 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#16 · 1 in 48
  2. Delaware#21 · 1 in 92
  3. New York#23 · 1 in 121
  4. District of Columbia#23 · 1 in 147
  5. Nevada#24 · 1 in 82

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#1671 in 48
Delaware#21181 in 92
District of Columbia#23391 in 147
New York#237241 in 121
Massachusetts#242481 in 117
Nevada#2471 in 82
Illinois#264281 in 129
Michigan#273361 in 130
New Hampshire#27311 in 107
Montana#28351 in 129
Ohio#283451 in 149
Pennsylvania#285071 in 146
Connecticut#29751 in 139
Rhode Island#29361 in 125
Wisconsin#291921 in 129
New Jersey#311601 in 161
Hawaii#32311 in 112
Washington#32781 in 150
Arizona#33371 in 130
California#333031 in 158
Indiana#331471 in 180
North Dakota#33381 in 145
Minnesota#351361 in 166
Maine#37381 in 164
Oregon#40381 in 193
Texas#402781 in 212
Colorado#41501 in 189
Maryland#41641 in 195
Vermont#47131 in 192
Florida#48701 in 205
South Carolina#48921 in 222
Idaho#49241 in 192
New Mexico#49291 in 190
West Virginia#49771 in 246
Louisiana#53911 in 238
Iowa#54701 in 289
Nebraska#54431 in 234
Virginia#54951 in 243
North Carolina#551261 in 287
Missouri#571031 in 271
Georgia#641001 in 305
Alabama#66791 in 354
Wyoming#6871 in 267
Kentucky#69811 in 337
South Dakota#72161 in 306
Kansas#73421 in 314
Tennessee#76631 in 429
Mississippi#83481 in 440
Arkansas#90421 in 431
Oklahoma#93501 in 417
Utah#123101 in 529

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 1939

girls
#1,585
23 births · 1 in 47,679 girls
boys
#38
5,797 births · 1 in 191 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #1,585Daniel23

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #38Daniel5,797
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 47,679 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 68.0% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #1,544Shelbie24
  2. #1,544Theola24
  3. #1,544Wava24
  4. #1,585Daniel23
  5. #1,585Alba23
  6. #1,585Albina23
  7. #1,585Annice23
  8. #1,638Adrian22
  9. #1,638Aggie22
  10. #1,638Alease22

Tied with 52 names at #1,585; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 191 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.0% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #35Ralph5,959
  2. #36Lawrence5,882
  3. #37Eugene5,869
  4. #38Daniel5,797
  5. #39Wayne5,653
  6. #40Fred5,538
  7. #41Albert5,477
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939 →