Danyal vs Daniel

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

Name A

Danyal

Boy name · Rank #4234

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Name B

Daniel

Boy name · Rank #16

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Metric Danyal Daniel
Current Rank #4234 #16
Total Births (all years) 597 1,974,589
Peak Year 2002 1985
Peak Year Births 28 38,564
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Danyal Daniel
1880ss — 5,679
1890ss — 5,185
1900ss — 5,036
1910ss — 23,978
1920ss — 43,407
1930ss — 47,998
1940ss — 112,776
1950ss — 243,725
1960ss — 242,014
1970ss 15 244,463
1980ss 32 345,559
1990ss 112 272,345
2000ss 191 203,951
2010ss 145 133,909
2020ss 102 44,564

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Danyal Daniel
2014 9 13,956
2015 13 13,540
2016 12 12,992
2017 16 11,753
2018 12 11,290
2019 16 10,585
2020 16 9,521
2021 15 9,152
2022 23 9,109
2023 23 8,391
2024 25 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, 1975–2024.

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