Daniela
Daniela was the 302nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,009 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 108th with 3,079 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 101 places. More babies were named Daniela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning God is my judge (feminine of Daniel) · Hebrew
Say it dan-YEL-uh /dænˈjɛlə/
- Rank in 2025
- #302 girls, down 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,009girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20073,079 babies
- Total since 1880
- 68,682babies recorded
What does the name Daniela mean?
Daniela is the feminine of Daniel, used in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German and Slavic languages. Daniel is the Hebrew name of the biblical prophet (see Daniel 1:6); DMNES glosses it "God is my judge", from din, "to judge", and el, "God". DMNES also notes that in England Daniel was at first mostly a clerics' name and spread to ordinary people in the 12th century.
דָּנִיֵּאל (Biblical Hebrew, “God is my judge”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Daniel, Danielle, Dani, Daniella.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Daniela', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Daniel', DMNES, Durham University
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, Daniel 1.6, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
Nicknames for Daniela
The usual nicknames for Daniela are Dani. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Daniela in the last five years, 34 were named Dani, against 4 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani · also for Danielle | Modern | #747 | 1,969 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Danielas go by each one.
Daniela popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 168 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #302 | 1,009 |
| 2020 | #231 | 1,283 |
| 2010 | #150 | 2,038 |
| 2000 | #156 | 2,152 |
| 1990 | #381 | 691 |
| 1980 | #743 | 223 |
| 1970 | #1,157 | 100 |
| 1960 | #2,320 | 26 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daniela, counting every spelling?
Daniela is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #209 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #302 for Daniela on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,672 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniela | 1,009 | #302 | 5,763 |
| Daniella | 657 | #468 | 3,410 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daniela?
1,009 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daniela (0.28 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daniela 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 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daniela.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daniela?
About 67,600 people born in the US named Daniela are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 27. That makes Daniela mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Daniela by state
How common Daniela was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.0×), Texas (2.0×), California (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), Arizona (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Arkansas, New Hampshire.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daniela: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daniela, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Daniela · Sibling names for Daniela
Questions about the name Daniela
What does Daniela mean?
Daniela means “God is my judge (feminine of Daniel)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Daniela?
Daniela was the 302nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,009 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 108th with 3,079 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 101 places. More babies were named Daniela in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daniela a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daniela in the US.
Where is Daniela most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daniela was most common in District of Columbia (1.43 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Texas.