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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #16 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 64 boysAKMaine: #14 for boys · 205 births · 1 in 49 boysMEVermont: #19 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 70 boysVTNew Hampshire: #16 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 57 boysNHWashington: #12 for boys · 580 births · 1 in 54 boysWAIdaho: #16 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 71 boysIDMontana: #9 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 42 boysMTNorth Dakota: #23 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 77 boysNDMinnesota: #10 for boys · 862 births · 1 in 45 boysMNIllinois: #12 for boys · 1,776 births · 1 in 61 boysILWisconsin: #12 for boys · 1,101 births · 1 in 41 boysWIMichigan: #12 for boys · 1,768 births · 1 in 54 boysMINew York: #17 for boys · 2,411 births · 1 in 72 boysNYMassachusetts: #17 for boys · 893 births · 1 in 61 boysMARhode Island: #23 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 79 boysRIOregon: #11 for boys · 354 births · 1 in 51 boysORNevada: #19 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 74 boysNVWyoming: #15 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 61 boysWYSouth Dakota: #9 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 48 boysSDIowa: #14 for boys · 558 births · 1 in 55 boysIAIndiana: #15 for boys · 806 births · 1 in 66 boysINOhio: #16 for boys · 1,737 births · 1 in 63 boysOHPennsylvania: #16 for boys · 1,806 births · 1 in 67 boysPANew Jersey: #25 for boys · 653 births · 1 in 88 boysNJConnecticut: #18 for boys · 332 births · 1 in 73 boysCTCalifornia: #11 for boys · 2,609 births · 1 in 61 boysCAUtah: #29 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 118 boysUTColorado: #12 for boys · 307 births · 1 in 64 boysCONebraska: #12 for boys · 292 births · 1 in 55 boysNEMissouri: #18 for boys · 640 births · 1 in 74 boysMOKentucky: #31 for boys · 294 births · 1 in 124 boysKYWest Virginia: #24 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 91 boysWVVirginia: #27 for boys · 327 births · 1 in 133 boysVAMaryland: #24 for boys · 308 births · 1 in 99 boysMDDelaware: #25 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 95 boysDEArizona: #11 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 63 boysAZNew Mexico: #18 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 83 boysNMKansas: #18 for boys · 334 births · 1 in 72 boysKSArkansas: #56 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 239 boysARTennessee: #41 for boys · 223 births · 1 in 184 boysTNNorth Carolina: #39 for boys · 322 births · 1 in 170 boysNCSouth Carolina: #32 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 156 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #21 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 89 boysDCOklahoma: #30 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 135 boysOKLouisiana: #29 for boys · 285 births · 1 in 143 boysLAMississippi: #45 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 206 boysMSAlabama: #47 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 194 boysALGeorgia: #38 for boys · 298 births · 1 in 165 boysGAHawaii: #20 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 99 boysHITexas: #20 for boys · 1,182 births · 1 in 102 boysTXFlorida: #22 for boys · 436 births · 1 in 99 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#9 · 1 in 42
  2. South Dakota#9 · 1 in 48
  3. Minnesota#10 · 1 in 45
  4. Oregon#11 · 1 in 51
  5. California#11 · 1 in 61

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#91831 in 42
South Dakota#91771 in 48
Minnesota#108621 in 45
Arizona#112151 in 63
California#112,6091 in 61
Oregon#113541 in 51
Colorado#123071 in 64
Illinois#121,7761 in 61
Michigan#121,7681 in 54
Nebraska#122921 in 55
Washington#125801 in 54
Wisconsin#121,1011 in 41
Iowa#145581 in 55
Maine#142051 in 49
Indiana#158061 in 66
Wyoming#15571 in 61
Alaska#16491 in 64
Idaho#161071 in 71
New Hampshire#161011 in 57
Ohio#161,7371 in 63
Pennsylvania#161,8061 in 67
Massachusetts#178931 in 61
New York#172,4111 in 72
Connecticut#183321 in 73
Kansas#183341 in 72
Missouri#186401 in 74
New Mexico#181421 in 83
Nevada#19321 in 74
Vermont#19581 in 70
Hawaii#20701 in 99
Texas#201,1821 in 102
District of Columbia#211691 in 89
Florida#224361 in 99
North Dakota#231001 in 77
Rhode Island#231161 in 79
Maryland#243081 in 99
West Virginia#242361 in 91
Delaware#25501 in 95
New Jersey#256531 in 88
Virginia#273271 in 133
Louisiana#292851 in 143
Utah#29991 in 118
Oklahoma#301811 in 135
Kentucky#312941 in 124
South Carolina#321951 in 156
Georgia#382981 in 165
North Carolina#393221 in 170
Tennessee#412231 in 184
Mississippi#451401 in 206
Alabama#472001 in 194
Arkansas#56841 in 239

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 1955

girls
#1,463
48 births · 1 in 40,735 girls
boys
#17
26,460 births · 1 in 78 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #1,463Daniel48

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #17Daniel26,460
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 40,735 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 78.3% of the 6,732 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. #1,445Rozanne49
  2. #1,445Stephany49
  3. #1,445Velia49
  4. #1,463Daniel48
  5. #1,463Alvina48
  6. #1,463Angelique48
  7. #1,463Arnita48
  8. #1,480Abbe47
  9. #1,480Alfredia47
  10. #1,480Bridgette47

Tied with 16 names at #1,463; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 78 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.6% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #14Donald27,726
  2. #15Kenneth26,743
  3. #16Paul26,701
  4. #17Daniel26,460
  5. #18Ronald26,172
  6. #19Larry22,819
  7. #20Jeffrey22,533
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →