Recorded 1966–2004 Girls' name Peak 1986 476 births

Daneille — girls' name

476 babies named Daneille in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s1031980s2401990s1082000s11
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Daneille was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

29 babies were named Daneille in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daneille

The Social Security Administration has registered 476 babies named Daneille between 1966 and 2004, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daneille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daneille performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daneille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Daneille in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daneille 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 476 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.

Daneille at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

476

Since 1966

39 years of records

Peak year

1986

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1966

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2004

Daneille popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1966

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1986)
29
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
010203040 200419961992198819841980197619721966 7

Daneille by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
240 births that decade — 50% of Daneille's all-time total
1960s141970s1031980s2401990s1082000s11

Daneille by state

Where Daneille concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Daneille
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.5%
#2 Louisiana
5 1.1%
California share of Daneille's total US births 2.5%
Even split

12 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daneille?
476 babies have been named Daneille since 1966. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1986 with 29 births.
When was Daneille most popular?
Daneille was most popular in the 1980s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Daneille most popular?
The top states for the name Daneille are California (12 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Daneille been used?
Daneille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 39 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Daneille?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1966–2004 (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.