Danielle
#549 for girls in 2025, 550 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #8,864
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1987 · 17,010 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 371,803since 1937
Danielle over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #549 | 550 | — | |
| 2024 | #524 | 588 | — | |
| 2023 | #494 | 621 | — | |
| 2022 | #474 | 672 | — | |
| 2021 | #438 | 709 | — | |
| 2020 | #448 | 692 | — | |
| 2019 | #432 | 739 | — | |
| 2018 | #380 | 818 | — | |
| 2017 | #351 | 917 | — | |
| 2016 | #329 | 999 | — | |
| 2015 | #295 | 1,092 | — | |
| 2014 | #263 | 1,246 | — | |
| 2013 | #259 | 1,239 | — | |
| 2012 | #232 | 1,378 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #207 | 1,500 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #195 | 1,607 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #167 | 1,935 | — | |
| 2008 | #141 | 2,398 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2007 | #122 | 2,779 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #116 | 2,900 | #6,904 | 11 |
| 2005 | #102 | 3,133 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #91 | 3,530 | #3,074 | 32 |
| 2003 | #82 | 3,865 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #71 | 4,205 | #4,919 | 15 |
| 2001 | #63 | 4,791 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #48 | 6,092 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 1999 | #43 | 6,753 | #3,376 | 23 |
| 1998 | #41 | 7,368 | #2,711 | 30 |
| 1997 | #34 | 8,034 | #2,981 | 25 |
| 1996 | #29 | 9,286 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #24 | 10,653 | #2,400 | 32 |
| 1994 | #20 | 12,455 | #2,123 | 38 |
| 1993 | #18 | 12,992 | #2,050 | 39 |
| 1992 | #18 | 14,098 | #1,914 | 42 |
| 1991 | #17 | 13,619 | #1,823 | 43 |
| 1990 | #18 | 14,339 | #1,306 | 72 |
| 1989 | #17 | 15,366 | #940 | 117 |
| 1988 | #17 | 16,253 | #1,223 | 69 |
| 1987 | #14 | 17,010 | #1,101 | 76 |
| 1986 | #16 | 14,942 | #1,003 | 85 |
| 1985 | #18 | 15,417 | #884 | 105 |
| 1984 | #16 | 15,670 | #960 | 85 |
| 1983 | #29 | 10,634 | #1,075 | 68 |
| 1982 | #31 | 10,204 | #1,039 | 76 |
| 1981 | #30 | 10,038 | #1,062 | 74 |
| 1980 | #33 | 8,845 | #1,004 | 81 |
| 1979 | #33 | 7,981 | #1,044 | 71 |
| 1978 | #31 | 7,983 | #1,229 | 53 |
| 1977 | #31 | 7,616 | #1,121 | 60 |
| 1976 | #33 | 7,364 | #1,123 | 57 |
| 1975 | #42 | 6,412 | #1,258 | 46 |
| 1974 | #40 | 6,629 | #1,091 | 57 |
| 1973 | #49 | 5,648 | #1,123 | 53 |
| 1972 | #73 | 4,201 | #1,453 | 34 |
| 1971 | #99 | 3,716 | #1,597 | 30 |
| 1970 | #114 | 3,368 | #1,615 | 28 |
| 1969 | #111 | 3,172 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #133 | 2,406 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #197 | 1,617 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #227 | 1,316 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #235 | 1,306 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #276 | 1,053 | — | |
| 1963 | #363 | 689 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #378 | 616 | — | |
| 1961 | #373 | 666 | — | |
| 1960 | #553 | 312 | — | |
| 1959 | #692 | 209 | — | |
| 1958 | #801 | 157 | — | |
| 1957 | #723 | 191 | — | |
| 1956 | #641 | 221 | — | |
| 1955 | #684 | 187 | — | |
| 1954 | #718 | 166 | — | |
| 1953 | #666 | 181 | — | |
| 1952 | #660 | 181 | — | |
| 1951 | #810 | 122 | — | |
| 1950 | #909 | 96 | — | |
| 1949 | #813 | 115 | — | |
| 1948 | #821 | 112 | — | |
| 1947 | #747 | 131 | — | |
| 1946 | #681 | 136 | — | |
| 1945 | #773 | 93 | — | |
| 1944 | #945 | 67 | — | |
| 1943 | #965 | 67 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,037 | 57 | — | |
| 1941 | #911 | 65 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,186 | 38 | — | |
| 1939 | #811 | 72 | — | |
| 1938 | #731 | 88 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Danielle! It came in at #2,940, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1937, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Danielle is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#120 · 1 in 555
- Vermont#123 · 1 in 474
- Connecticut#130 · 1 in 630
- New Hampshire#138 · 1 in 668
- Hawaii#141 · 1 in 490
Best ever in a state: #4 in District of Columbia, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #120 | 93 | 1 in 555 |
| Vermont | #123 | 6 | 1 in 474 |
| Connecticut | #130 | 35 | 1 in 630 |
| New Hampshire | #138 | 7 | 1 in 668 |
| Hawaii | #141 | 10 | 1 in 490 |
| Massachusetts | #144 | 55 | 1 in 819 |
| New York | #148 | 201 | 1 in 726 |
| Pennsylvania | #149 | 117 | 1 in 765 |
| California | #152 | 220 | 1 in 699 |
| Nevada | #155 | 5 | 1 in 583 |
| District of Columbia | #159 | 16 | 1 in 688 |
| Delaware | #162 | 5 | 1 in 749 |
| Rhode Island | #171 | 7 | 1 in 996 |
| Washington | #174 | 27 | 1 in 792 |
| Colorado | #190 | 18 | 1 in 842 |
| Michigan | #195 | 72 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Maryland | #204 | 26 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Ohio | #205 | 73 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Maine | #223 | 6 | 1 in 1,286 |
| Minnesota | #229 | 20 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Arizona | #236 | 12 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Nebraska | #249 | 7 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Oregon | #259 | 10 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Louisiana | #262 | 23 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 16 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Illinois | #297 | 46 | 1 in 1,913 |
| Utah | #301 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Indiana | #308 | 20 | 1 in 2,103 |
| Kansas | #322 | 7 | 1 in 2,045 |
| Florida | #328 | 20 | 1 in 2,144 |
| Missouri | #337 | 14 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Iowa | #349 | 7 | 1 in 3,011 |
| Kentucky | #367 | 8 | 1 in 3,104 |
| Alabama | #378 | 10 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Tennessee | #388 | 9 | 1 in 3,370 |
| Virginia | #401 | 10 | 1 in 3,428 |
| Georgia | #451 | 10 | 1 in 3,868 |
| South Carolina | #488 | 5 | 1 in 4,246 |
| Texas | #492 | 25 | 1 in 3,676 |
| North Carolina | #495 | 8 | 1 in 4,961 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Danielle
- 25 spots since 2024 (#524 → #549)
- 101 spots since 2020 (#448 → #549)
- 254 spots since 2015 (#295 → #549)
- Biggest jump: 2,209 spots in 1938 (#2,940 → #731)
- Biggest drop: 375 spots in 1940 (#811 → #1,186)
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1987 at #14 (17,010 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1971–2004
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1943–2025
- Highest: 1 in 102 girls born in 1987 were named Danielle (0.98%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,922 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 36.1% of all girls named Danielle (134,379) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 169 | #731 (1938) | #1,494 |
| 1940s | 881 | #681 (1946) | #888 |
| 1950s | 1,711 | #641 (1956) | #730 |
| 1960s | 13,153 | #111 (1969) | #285 |
| 1970s | 60,918 | #31 (1978) | #55 |
| 1980s | 134,379 | #14 (1987) | #22 |
| 1990s | 109,597 | #17 (1991) | #26 |
| 2000s | 35,628 | #48 (2000) | #100 |
| 2010s | 11,535 | #195 (2010) | #294 |
| 2020s | 3,832 | #438 (2021) | #488 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Danielle in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,286 of them was named Danielle, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Danielle, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,249Williard7
- #3,249Yosef7
- #3,249Zollie7
- #3,537Danielle6
- #3,537Adriel6
- #3,537Adrienne6
- #3,537Adron6
- #3,948Aarron5
- #3,948Abdel5
- #3,948Abelino5
Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.