Is Daniell a boy or girl name?

Daniell is a unisex name. Of the 2,883 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 71.0% were girls and 29.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2004, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Daniell

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Daniell was most popular in 1984, when 129 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,793 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,883 people named Daniell.

Daniell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Daniell’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Daniell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Daniell is a unisex name — 71.0% of the 2,883 Americans given it were girls and 29.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2004 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. 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.

Names that peaked alongside Daniell

Where Daniell 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