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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #13 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 41 boysAKMaine: #31 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 122 boysMEVermont: #47 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 204 boysVTNew Hampshire: #26 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 102 boysNHWashington: #28 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 146 boysWAIdaho: #45 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 194 boysIDMontana: #24 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 101 boysMTNorth Dakota: #32 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 142 boysNDMinnesota: #31 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 149 boysMNIllinois: #26 for boys · 580 births · 1 in 127 boysILWisconsin: #22 for boys · 288 births · 1 in 103 boysWIMichigan: #25 for boys · 522 births · 1 in 111 boysMINew York: #23 for boys · 1,060 births · 1 in 111 boysNYMassachusetts: #22 for boys · 402 births · 1 in 99 boysMARhode Island: #35 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 150 boysRIOregon: #25 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 125 boysORNevada: #41 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 122 boysNVWyoming: #87 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 345 boysWYSouth Dakota: #49 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 224 boysSDIowa: #35 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 186 boysIAIndiana: #26 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 148 boysINOhio: #25 for boys · 580 births · 1 in 118 boysOHPennsylvania: #25 for boys · 764 births · 1 in 122 boysPANew Jersey: #26 for boys · 284 births · 1 in 132 boysNJConnecticut: #25 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 114 boysCTCalifornia: #26 for boys · 529 births · 1 in 138 boysCAUtah: #56 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 249 boysUTColorado: #28 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 121 boysCONebraska: #33 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 168 boysNEMissouri: #43 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 215 boysMOKentucky: #58 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 286 boysKYWest Virginia: #42 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 224 boysWVVirginia: #47 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 227 boysVAMaryland: #27 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 150 boysMDDelaware: #51 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 251 boysDEArizona: #27 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 128 boysAZNew Mexico: #35 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 129 boysNMKansas: #44 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 225 boysKSArkansas: #99 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 466 boysARTennessee: #69 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 363 boysTNNorth Carolina: #59 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 295 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 248 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #25 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 148 boysDCOklahoma: #86 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 383 boysOKLouisiana: #54 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 245 boysLAMississippi: #72 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 371 boysMSAlabama: #53 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 300 boysALGeorgia: #60 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 304 boysGAHawaii: #23 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 87 boysHITexas: #44 for boys · 305 births · 1 in 231 boysTXFlorida: #37 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 177 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#13 · 1 in 41
  2. Massachusetts#22 · 1 in 99
  3. Wisconsin#22 · 1 in 103
  4. Hawaii#23 · 1 in 87
  5. New York#23 · 1 in 111

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#13111 in 41
Massachusetts#224021 in 99
Wisconsin#222881 in 103
Hawaii#23481 in 87
New York#231,0601 in 111
Montana#24481 in 101
Connecticut#251461 in 114
District of Columbia#25621 in 148
Michigan#255221 in 111
Ohio#255801 in 118
Oregon#25821 in 125
Pennsylvania#257641 in 122
California#265291 in 138
Illinois#265801 in 127
Indiana#262311 in 148
New Hampshire#26401 in 102
New Jersey#262841 in 132
Arizona#27471 in 128
Maryland#271221 in 150
Colorado#28881 in 121
Washington#281201 in 146
Maine#31621 in 122
Minnesota#311791 in 149
North Dakota#32401 in 142
Nebraska#33641 in 168
Iowa#351231 in 186
New Mexico#35471 in 129
Rhode Island#35411 in 150
Florida#371051 in 177
Nevada#4171 in 122
West Virginia#42931 in 224
Missouri#431571 in 215
Kansas#44681 in 225
Texas#443051 in 231
Idaho#45251 in 194
Vermont#47141 in 204
Virginia#471301 in 227
South Dakota#49231 in 224
Delaware#5191 in 251
Alabama#531091 in 300
Louisiana#541071 in 245
South Carolina#55961 in 248
Utah#56281 in 249
Kentucky#581051 in 286
North Carolina#591411 in 295
Georgia#601161 in 304
Tennessee#69881 in 363
Mississippi#72641 in 371
Oklahoma#86561 in 383
Wyoming#8761 in 345
Arkansas#99451 in 466

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 1942

girls
#1,559
28 births · 1 in 48,240 girls
boys
#28
8,507 births · 1 in 162 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #1,559Daniel28

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #28Daniel8,507
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 48,240 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 71.0% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #1,533Velia29
  2. #1,533Vernetta29
  3. #1,533Zula29
  4. #1,559Daniel28
  5. #1,559Arlyne28
  6. #1,559Binnie28
  7. #1,559Blanca28
  8. #1,592Birtha27
  9. #1,592Carline27
  10. #1,592Celine27

Tied with 32 names at #1,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 162 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.3% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #25Roger9,174
  2. #26Walter8,682
  3. #27Harold8,582
  4. #28Daniel8,507
  5. #29Arthur8,027
  6. #30Lawrence7,639
  7. #31Henry7,561
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →