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
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- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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First appearance
1937
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alaska#75 · 1 in 234
- New Mexico#77 · 1 in 321
- Montana#99 · 1 in 328
- Idaho#121 · 1 in 451
- Mississippi#127 · 1 in 512
Best ever in a state: #4 in District of Columbia, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #75 | 10 | 1 in 234 |
| New Mexico | #77 | 25 | 1 in 321 |
| Montana | #99 | 9 | 1 in 328 |
| Idaho | #121 | 15 | 1 in 451 |
| Mississippi | #127 | 23 | 1 in 512 |
| New Hampshire | #134 | 8 | 1 in 493 |
| New Jersey | #135 | 59 | 1 in 650 |
| Maryland | #136 | 42 | 1 in 589 |
| Michigan | #138 | 65 | 1 in 658 |
| New York | #142 | 135 | 1 in 702 |
| Florida | #143 | 116 | 1 in 710 |
| Ohio | #145 | 80 | 1 in 681 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 39 | 1 in 628 |
| South Carolina | #148 | 29 | 1 in 640 |
| Illinois | #154 | 85 | 1 in 744 |
| Arizona | #155 | 52 | 1 in 645 |
| Iowa | #158 | 21 | 1 in 630 |
| Massachusetts | #165 | 36 | 1 in 729 |
| Pennsylvania | #167 | 71 | 1 in 769 |
| Colorado | #169 | 34 | 1 in 701 |
| Connecticut | #169 | 18 | 1 in 701 |
| Texas | #172 | 194 | 1 in 859 |
| Arkansas | #179 | 17 | 1 in 694 |
| Alabama | #181 | 25 | 1 in 801 |
| Georgia | #181 | 61 | 1 in 832 |
| West Virginia | #182 | 10 | 1 in 679 |
| Delaware | #186 | 5 | 1 in 549 |
| California | #187 | 236 | 1 in 925 |
| Minnesota | #191 | 30 | 1 in 826 |
| Nevada | #193 | 15 | 1 in 764 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 23 | 1 in 838 |
| Rhode Island | #195 | 5 | 1 in 614 |
| Missouri | #198 | 32 | 1 in 875 |
| Washington | #202 | 36 | 1 in 871 |
| Virginia | #203 | 40 | 1 in 917 |
| Utah | #204 | 23 | 1 in 828 |
| Oregon | #205 | 19 | 1 in 823 |
| North Carolina | #206 | 49 | 1 in 947 |
| Tennessee | #206 | 33 | 1 in 925 |
| Louisiana | #227 | 22 | 1 in 939 |
| Indiana | #229 | 31 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Oklahoma | #245 | 18 | 1 in 957 |
| Kansas | #290 | 12 | 1 in 1,147 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1937
- Peaked 1987 at #14 (17,010 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1971–2004
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1943–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 102
- Highest: 1 in 102 girls born in 1987 were named Danielle (0.98%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,922 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 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 2009
girls
#167
1,935 births · 1 in 949 girls
Top girls' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 949 of them was named Danielle, which outranked 99.2% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).