Danel vs Daniel

Side-by-side comparison of Danel and Daniel — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Danel

Boy name

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Name B

Daniel

Boy name · Rank #16

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Danel Daniel
Current Rank Unranked #16
Total Births (all years) 341 1,974,589
Peak Year 1957 1985
Peak Year Births 10 38,564
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danel Daniel
1880ss — 5,679
1890ss — 5,185
1900ss — 5,036
1910ss — 23,978
1920ss 27 43,407
1930ss 5 47,998
1940ss 10 112,776
1950ss 32 243,725
1960ss 33 242,014
1970ss 42 244,463
1980ss 65 345,559
1990ss 36 272,345
2000ss 50 203,951
2010ss 35 133,909
2020ss 6 44,564

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danel Daniel
2014 7 13,956
2015 5 13,540
2016 — 12,992
2017 7 11,753
2018 10 11,290
2019 — 10,585
2020 6 9,521
2021 — 9,152
2022 — 9,109
2023 — 8,391
2024 — 8,391

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–2020.

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