Is Danyell a boy or girl name?

Danyell is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,844 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 88.6% were girls and 11.4% were boys.

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Danyell

Recorded 1965–2020 · United States

Danyell was most popular in 1974, when 170 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,392 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,844 people named Danyell.

Danyell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Danyell’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Danyell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Danyell is mostly a girl’s name — 88.6% of the 2,844 Americans given it were girls and 11.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Danyell

Where Danyell 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