Girls' name · since 1966
Daneille
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.
- #12,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Daneille sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 476 recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneille has been recorded 476 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2004.
- #12,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 476 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daneille ranks #12,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 476 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 476
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Daneille's 476 recorded births place it above 83.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Daneille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daneille splits its recorded history at 1985: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daneille popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2004
- Peak year (1986)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Daneille by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (240 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Daneille's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Daneille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
103 births
- 1980s
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 240 births (50% of all-time use).
Daneille by state
Where Daneille concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
12 of 476 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Daneille's data
- Daneille's decade-level peak was the 1980s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daneilles (12 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Daneille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1966–2004 (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 Daneille 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.