Unisex name · since 1973
Danieal
Danieal has 29 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
29 girls have been named Danieal since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Danieal recorded 29 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- #41,249 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danieal ranks #41,249 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #41,249 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danieal's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Danieal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danieal's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danieal popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1978)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Danieal popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 1961 (Danieal as boys' name)
Danieal by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 79% of the file).
1970s was Danieal's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Danieal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (79% of all-time use).
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- Danieal's decade-level peak was the 1970s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Danieal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1973–1987 (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 Danieal 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.