Danial
Danial was the 8402nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 509th; the most babies were born in 1957 (210). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,597 places. More babies were named Danial in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,402 boys, down 3,509 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957210 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,474babies recorded
Danial popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 80 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,402 | 9 |
| 2020 | #4,893 | 19 |
| 2010 | #4,016 | 25 |
| 2000 | #1,878 | 56 |
| 1990 | #1,102 | 94 |
| 1980 | #868 | 105 |
| 1970 | #657 | 155 |
| 1960 | #594 | 174 |
| 1950 | #528 | 163 |
| 1940 | #873 | 52 |
| 1930 | #1,155 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,278 | 32 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,037 | 5 |
| 1880 | #696 | 8 |
How popular is Danial, counting every spelling?
Danial has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Danial?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Danial (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Danial born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Danial.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Danial?
About 6,900 people born in the US named Danial are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 38 and 65. That makes Danial mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Danial by state
How common Danial was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Danial: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Danial, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Danial
How popular is the name Danial?
Danial was the 8402nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 509th; the most babies were born in 1957 (210). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,597 places. More babies were named Danial in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Danial a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Danial in the US.
Where is Danial most popular?
In 2021–2025, Danial was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).