Danial

Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958 · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1954 · 203 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,394
since 1880

Danial over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Danial has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #509, 1954boys
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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#8,2439
2024#5,90415
2023#4,34324
2022#5,44517
2021#4,78020
2020#4,85519
2019#6,10414
2018#3,60730
2017#3,78128
2016#3,59630
2015#3,77528
2014#3,09036
2013#3,66128
2012#3,29733
2011#3,51030
2010#3,99425
2009#2,75344
2008#3,00539
2007#2,64346
2006#2,54247
2005#2,23753
2004#2,23851
2003#1,90661
2002#1,97456
2001#2,30643
2000#1,87556
1999#1,93250
1998#1,79156
1997#1,59963
1996#1,29285
1995#1,44868
1994#1,31279
1993#1,26680
1992#1,21086
1991#1,19686
1990#12,9585#1,10294
1989#1,08294
1988#8,3918#938105
1987#9,8256#896109
1986#10,9125#840116
1985#832116
1984#9,1446#859105
1983#7,3128#843107
1982#732141
1981#800120
1980#10,3925#867105
1979#8,0617#812115
1978#9,7505#737131
1977#8,4446#755128
1976#8,1566#719136
1975#7,9846#703139
1974#6,9007#730124
1973#605171
1972#641153
1971#700140
1970#657155
1969#656144
1968#619149
1967#588165
1966#576172
1965#530210
1964#560198
1963#573189
1962#551204
1961#562194
1960#594174
1959#570187
1958#564188
1957#535210
1956#553188
1955#542187
1954#509203
1953#557161
1952#512186
1951#545155
1950#528163
1949#590132
1948#666103
1947#70794
1946#76775
1945#83756
1944#93547
1943#98047
1942#85159
1941#1,12934
1940#87252
1939#1,00740
1938#97742
1937#1,09435
1936#1,09535
1935#1,35425
1934#1,09236
1933#99541
1932#1,21631
1931#1,33327
1930#1,15137
1929#1,15436
1928#1,38228
1927#1,04145
1926#1,14439
1925#1,45126
1924#1,62823
1923#1,42027
1922#1,39628
1921#1,29632
1920#1,27332
1919#1,57622
1918#1,99816
1917#1,29128
1916#1,30427
1915#1,66018
1914#1,60815
1913#2,4966
1912#2,0457
1911#1,5376
1910
1909#1,2776
1908#1,0218
1907
1906
1905
1904
1903#1,1305
1902
1901#1,0585
1900
1899
1898
1897#1,0575
1896
1895#8727
1894#8577
1893#1,0355
1892#8617
1891#9635
1890#9945
1889
1888#64810
1887
1886#8456
1885#7008
1884#7647
1883#8925
1882
1881#56310
1880#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Danial was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Danial is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,377 boysMNIllinois: #690 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,179 boysILWisconsin: #267 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,087 boysWIMichigan: #483 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,874 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedRIOregon: #284 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,620 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedSDIowa: #304 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,926 boysIAIndiana: #405 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,599 boysINOhio: #565 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,941 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #733 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 11,698 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedUTColorado: #313 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,665 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNEMissouri: #412 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,481 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedHITexas: #845 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,384 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Danial, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#267 · 1 in 3,087
  2. Oregon#284 · 1 in 2,620
  3. Iowa#304 · 1 in 3,926
  4. Colorado#313 · 1 in 2,665
  5. Minnesota#346 · 1 in 5,377

Best ever in a state: #187 in Iowa, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#267101 in 3,087
Oregon#28461 in 2,620
Iowa#30451 in 3,926
Colorado#31371 in 2,665
Minnesota#34651 in 5,377
Indiana#40571 in 5,599
Missouri#41261 in 5,481
Michigan#48391 in 6,874
Ohio#56571 in 10,941
Illinois#69071 in 11,179
California#733131 in 11,698
Texas#84581 in 13,384
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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 Danial
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 2,339 spots since 2024 (#5,904#8,243)
  • 3,388 spots since 2020 (#4,855#8,243)
  • 4,468 spots since 2015 (#3,775#8,243)
  • Biggest jump: 278 spots in 1942 (#1,129#851)
  • Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1941 (#872#1,129)
Rise & fade · boys
74 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1954 at #509 (203 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 35 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1942–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,858
  • Highest: 1 in 8,858 boys born in 1965 were named Danial (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 189,786 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #509 in 1954, was only 1 in 10,043 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 19.5% of all boys named Danial (1,828) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s54#563 (1881)#728
1890s41#857 (1894)#948
1900s24#1,021 (1908)#1,122
1910s145#1,291 (1917)#1,724
1920s316#1,041 (1927)#1,319
1930s349#977 (1938)#1,131
1940s699#590 (1949)#833
1950s1,828#509 (1954)#542
1960s1,799#530 (1965)#581
1970s1,392#605 (1973)#706
1980s1,118#732 (1982)#869
1990s747#1,102 (1990)#1,415
2000s496#1,875 (2000)#2,348
2010s282#3,090 (2014)#3,842
2020s104#4,343 (2023)#5,595

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.

Danial in 1975

girls
#7,984
6 births · 1 in 242,977 girls
boys
#703
139 births · 1 in 11,233 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #7,984Danial6

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #703Danial139
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 242,977 of them was named Danial, which outranked 24.8% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danial
  1. #7,173Zenita7
  2. #7,173Zola7
  3. #7,173Zonia7
  4. #7,984Danial6
  5. #7,984Aaryn6
  6. #7,984Abagail6
  7. #7,984Adine6
  8. #9,067Aaren5
  9. #9,067Abel5
  10. #9,067Abraham5

Tied with 1,082 names at #7,984; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. 1,732Pepper#2,683#951
  2. 1,666Mandie#2,396#730
  3. 1,140Tiana#1,772#632
  4. 779Lacy#1,486#707
  5. 719Lacey#1,284#565
Fallers
  1. 447Nia#672#1,119
  2. 429Alethea#716#1,145
  3. 404Cicely#608#1,012
  4. 307Elaina#994#1,301
  5. 303Cristin#938#1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 11,233 of them was named Danial, which outranked 88.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Danial
  1. #700Harley141
  2. #700Lenny141
  3. #702Adan140
  4. #703Danial139
  5. #703Cedrick139
  6. #705Alvaro138
  7. #705Nickolas138
  8. #707Boyd137

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. 722Benjiman#1,692#970
  2. 702Marques#1,520#818
  3. 645Glendon#1,409#764
  4. 502Benji#1,124#622
  5. 471Regan#1,409#938
Fallers
  1. 905Toma#882#1,787
  2. 830Vashon#923#1,753
  3. 352Bruno#993#1,345
  4. 327Hollis#953#1,280
  5. 303Domenico#977#1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975