Recorded 1997–2003 Boys' name Peak 2003 16 births

Daanyal — boys' name

16 babies named Daanyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s11
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Daanyal was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

6 babies were named Daanyal in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daanyal

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Daanyal between 1997 and 2003, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daanyal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daanyal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Daanyal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daanyal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daanyal at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

16

Since 1997

7 years of records

Peak year

2003

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1997

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2003

Daanyal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1997

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 200320021997 5

Daanyal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Daanyal's all-time total
1990s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daanyal?
16 babies have been named Daanyal since 1997. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Daanyal most popular?
Daanyal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Daanyal been used?
Daanyal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 7 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Daanyal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daaron, Daanish, Daaiel, Daan, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.