Is Danyel a boy or girl name?

Danyel is a unisex name. Of the 3,249 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 77.3% were girls and 22.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2011, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Danyel

Recorded 1964–2025 · United States

Danyel was most popular in 1976, when 155 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,500 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,249 people named Danyel.

Danyel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danyel’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danyel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danyel is a unisex name — 77.3% of the 3,249 Americans given it were girls and 22.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2011 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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 Danyel

Where Danyel 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