Recorded 1946–1988 Boys' name Peak 1985 397 births

Daiel — boys' name

397 babies named Daiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s791960s701970s731980s155
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Daiel was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

35 babies were named Daiel in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 397 babies named Daiel between 1946 and 1988, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daiel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arizona and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Daiel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daiel 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 397 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.

Daiel at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

397

Since 1946

43 years of records

Peak year

1985

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1946

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1988

Daiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1946

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1985)
35
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 198819831978197319651960195519481946 5

Daiel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
155 births that decade — 39% of Daiel's all-time total
1940s201950s791960s701970s731980s155

Daiel by state

Where Daiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Daiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
21 5.3%
#2 Arizona
5 1.3%
#3 Michigan
5 1.3%
Texas share of Daiel's total US births 5.3%
Even split

21 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daiel?
397 babies have been named Daiel since 1946. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1985 with 35 births.
When was Daiel most popular?
Daiel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Daiel most popular?
The top states for the name Daiel are Texas (21 births), Arizona (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Daiel been used?
Daiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 43 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Daiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 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, 1946–1988 (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.