Unisex name · since 1941
Danell
1,266 babies named Danell in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,266
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,266 have been recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danell has been recorded 1,266 times among girls since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2013.
- #6,397 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,266 born since 1941
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danell ranks #6,397 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,266 born since 1941, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,397 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,266
- born since 1941
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danell's 1,266 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Danell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danell splits its recorded history at 1976: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2013
- Peak year (1977)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Danell popularity over time - boys
434 total births recorded since 1957 (Danell as boys' name)
Danell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (408 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Danell's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Danell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 136
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
347 births
- 1970s
1970s
408 births
- 1980s
1980s
192 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 408 births (32% of all-time use).
How Danell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Danell's total volume
Danell by state
Where Danell concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
123 of 1,266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Danell's data
- Danell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danells (123 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 Danell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1941–2013 (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 Danell 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.