Girls' name · since 1947
Daniela
68,514 babies named Daniela in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #303 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,514
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daniela currently ranks #303 among girls' names in America, with 68,514 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniela has been recorded 68,514 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #303 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #303 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 68,514 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniela ranks #484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #303 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 68,514 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #303 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 68,514
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daniela's 68,514 recorded births place it above 99.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daniela compares
68,514 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daniela's all-time total is 182x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daniela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68,514 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,079 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daniela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daniela splits its recorded history at 1988: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 3,079 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daniela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 3,079
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Daniela popularity over time - boys
168 total births recorded since 1982 (Daniela as boys' name)
Daniela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (26,643 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Daniela's strongest decade.
26,643 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Daniela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 71
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 571
1960s
571 births
- 1970s 1,495
1970s
1,495 births
- 1980s 4,155
1980s
4,155 births
- 1990s
1990s
12,176 births
- 2000s
2000s
26,643 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,349 births
- 2020s 7,046
2020s
7,046 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26,643 births (39% of all-time use).
How Daniela 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 Daniela's total volume
Daniela by state
Where Daniela concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17,885 | 26.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13,002 | 19.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,335 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,013 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,323 | 4.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,556 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 2,318 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,583 | 2.3% |
17,885 of 68,514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Daniela appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daniela's data
- Daniela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (26,643 total births); usage has since declined to 7,046 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danielas (17,885 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 Daniela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Daniela 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.