Boys' name · since 1925
Daneil
1,216 babies named Daneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,216
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Daneil is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,216 have been recorded since 1925.
Daneil has 1,216 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2018.
- #4,537 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,216 born since 1925
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneil ranks #4,537 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,216 born since 1925, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,216
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Daneil's 1,216 recorded births place it above 90.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Daneil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daneil's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daneil popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2018
- Peak year (1982)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Daneil popularity over time - girls
32 total births recorded since 1969 (Daneil as girls' name)
Daneil by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (320 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Daneil's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Daneil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
199 births
- 1960s
1960s
206 births
- 1970s
1970s
191 births
- 1980s
1980s
320 births
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 320 births (26% of all-time use).
How Daneil compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daneil's total volume
Daneil by state
Where Daneil concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 90 | 7.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
90 of 1,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Daneil's data
- Daneil's decade-level peak was the 1980s (320 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daneils (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daneil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daneil draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.