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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #8 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 48 boysAKMaine: #15 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 56 boysMEVermont: #12 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 49 boysVTNew Hampshire: #16 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 55 boysNHWashington: #13 for boys · 420 births · 1 in 62 boysWAIdaho: #11 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 56 boysIDMontana: #19 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 75 boysMTNorth Dakota: #15 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 61 boysNDMinnesota: #7 for boys · 710 births · 1 in 41 boysMNIllinois: #10 for boys · 1,430 births · 1 in 57 boysILWisconsin: #9 for boys · 674 births · 1 in 48 boysWIMichigan: #11 for boys · 1,152 births · 1 in 56 boysMINew York: #10 for boys · 2,298 births · 1 in 49 boysNYMassachusetts: #9 for boys · 823 births · 1 in 40 boysMARhode Island: #12 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 48 boysRIOregon: #13 for boys · 307 births · 1 in 57 boysORNevada: #11 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 50 boysNVWyoming: #13 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 51 boysWYSouth Dakota: #19 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 69 boysSDIowa: #12 for boys · 399 births · 1 in 53 boysIAIndiana: #18 for boys · 580 births · 1 in 70 boysINOhio: #14 for boys · 1,277 births · 1 in 61 boysOHPennsylvania: #12 for boys · 1,388 births · 1 in 53 boysPANew Jersey: #10 for boys · 840 births · 1 in 50 boysNJConnecticut: #10 for boys · 378 births · 1 in 42 boysCTCalifornia: #6 for boys · 3,328 births · 1 in 50 boysCAUtah: #12 for boys · 307 births · 1 in 57 boysUTColorado: #12 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 52 boysCONebraska: #11 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 54 boysNEMissouri: #14 for boys · 583 births · 1 in 60 boysMOKentucky: #19 for boys · 337 births · 1 in 84 boysKYWest Virginia: #21 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 84 boysWVVirginia: #12 for boys · 508 births · 1 in 64 boysVAMaryland: #13 for boys · 387 births · 1 in 56 boysMDDelaware: #13 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 54 boysDEArizona: #7 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 50 boysAZNew Mexico: #8 for boys · 186 births · 1 in 51 boysNMKansas: #16 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 69 boysKSArkansas: #16 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 77 boysARTennessee: #18 for boys · 397 births · 1 in 80 boysTNNorth Carolina: #18 for boys · 449 births · 1 in 86 boysNCSouth Carolina: #15 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 85 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #12 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 57 boysDCOklahoma: #15 for boys · 272 births · 1 in 73 boysOKLouisiana: #18 for boys · 333 births · 1 in 99 boysLAMississippi: #25 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 126 boysMSAlabama: #18 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 85 boysALGeorgia: #19 for boys · 416 births · 1 in 91 boysGAHawaii: #11 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 65 boysHITexas: #9 for boys · 1,513 births · 1 in 74 boysTXFlorida: #10 for boys · 850 births · 1 in 59 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#6 · 1 in 50
  2. Minnesota#7 · 1 in 41
  3. Arizona#7 · 1 in 50
  4. Alaska#8 · 1 in 48
  5. New Mexico#8 · 1 in 51

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#63,3281 in 50
Arizona#73751 in 50
Minnesota#77101 in 41
Alaska#8651 in 48
New Mexico#81861 in 51
Massachusetts#98231 in 40
Texas#91,5131 in 74
Wisconsin#96741 in 48
Connecticut#103781 in 42
Florida#108501 in 59
Illinois#101,4301 in 57
New Jersey#108401 in 50
New York#102,2981 in 49
Hawaii#11971 in 65
Idaho#111421 in 56
Michigan#111,1521 in 56
Nebraska#112101 in 54
Nevada#11751 in 50
Colorado#123751 in 52
District of Columbia#121381 in 57
Iowa#123991 in 53
Pennsylvania#121,3881 in 53
Rhode Island#121091 in 48
Utah#123071 in 57
Vermont#12561 in 49
Virginia#125081 in 64
Delaware#13631 in 54
Maryland#133871 in 56
Oregon#133071 in 57
Washington#134201 in 62
Wyoming#13601 in 51
Missouri#145831 in 60
Ohio#141,2771 in 61
Maine#151251 in 56
North Dakota#15881 in 61
Oklahoma#152721 in 73
South Carolina#152421 in 85
Arkansas#162011 in 77
Kansas#162271 in 69
New Hampshire#161001 in 55
Alabama#183141 in 85
Indiana#185801 in 70
Louisiana#183331 in 99
North Carolina#184491 in 86
Tennessee#183971 in 80
Georgia#194161 in 91
Kentucky#193371 in 84
Montana#19741 in 75
South Dakota#19731 in 69
West Virginia#211701 in 84
Mississippi#251521 in 126

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 1977

girls
#783
193 births · 1 in 7,944 girls
boys
#11
26,073 births · 1 in 63 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #783Daniel193

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #11Daniel26,073
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 7,944 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 93.1% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #779Maura194
  2. #779Shonna194
  3. #779Tyra194
  4. #783Daniel193
  5. #784Jena192
  6. #784Latonia192
  7. #784Leila192
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 63 of them was named Daniel, which outranked 99.8% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daniel
  1. #8Brian32,492
  2. #9Matthew31,965
  3. #10Joseph26,483
  4. #11Daniel26,073
  5. #12William24,758
  6. #13Kevin22,463
  7. #14Joshua22,068
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →