Name Legacy

Danell

Recorded 1941–2022 · United States

Danell was most popular in 1977, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,554 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,700 people named Danell.

Most popular in1977
Rank that year#2,554
Births that year67
Total since 18801,700
Given to74% girls

Danell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Danell’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danell is a unisex name — 74.5% of the 1,700 Americans given it were girls and 25.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Danell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org