Is Danniel a boy or girl name?

Danniel is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,604 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.1% were girls and 92.9% were boys.

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Danniel

Recorded 1923–2025 · United States

Danniel was most popular in 1959, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,492 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,604 people named Danniel.

Danniel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danniel’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danniel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danniel is mostly a boy’s name — 7.1% of the 2,604 Americans given it were girls and 92.9% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Danniel

Where Danniel is most concentrated

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

California 7.6×

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