Daniyal
Daniyal was the 4739th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2594th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,572 places. More babies were named Daniyal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,739 boys, down 433 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201047 babies
- Total since 1880
- 815babies recorded
Daniyal popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,739 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,306 | 23 |
| 2010 | #2,594 | 47 |
| 2000 | #8,385 | 7 |
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How popular is Daniyal, counting every spelling?
Daniyal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Daniyal?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daniyal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Daniyal 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daniyal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daniyal?
About 800 people born in the US named Daniyal are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Daniyal 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.
Daniyal by state
How common Daniyal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×). In 49 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
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Questions about the name Daniyal
How popular is the name Daniyal?
Daniyal was the 4739th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2594th with 47 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,572 places. More babies were named Daniyal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Daniyal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Daniyal in the US.
Where is Daniyal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daniyal was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.