Is Danyal a boy or girl name?

Danyal is a unisex name. Of the 785 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 22.4% were girls and 77.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1998, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Danyal

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Danyal was most popular in 2002, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,333 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 785 people named Danyal.

Danyal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danyal’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danyal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danyal is a unisex name — 22.4% of the 785 Americans given it were girls and 77.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1998 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls 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 Danyal

Where Danyal is most concentrated

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

New York 8.0×

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