Girls' name · since 1937
Danielle
371,803 babies named Danielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371,803
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
371,803 babies have been named Danielle since 1937, making it today's #550 girls' name.
Danielle has 371,803 recorded births among girls since 1937, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #550 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #550 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 371,803 born since 1937
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danielle ranks #100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #550 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 371,803 born since 1937, peaking in the 1980s.
- #100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #550 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 371,803
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danielle's 371,803 recorded births place it above 99.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danielle compares
371,803 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Danielle's all-time total is 989x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danielle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371,803 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17,010 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danielle splits its recorded history at 1981: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1937 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 17,010 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danielle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 17,010
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Danielle popularity over time - boys
1,895 total births recorded since 1963 (Danielle as boys' name)
Danielle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134,379 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Danielle's strongest decade.
134,379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Danielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 169
1930s
169 births
- 1940s 881
1940s
881 births
- 1950s 1,711
1950s
1,711 births
- 1960s 13,153
1960s
13,153 births
- 1970s
1970s
60,918 births
- 1980s
1980s
134,379 births
- 1990s
1990s
109,597 births
- 2000s 35,628
2000s
35,628 births
- 2010s 11,535
2010s
11,535 births
- 2020s 3,832
2020s
3,832 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134,379 births (36% of all-time use).
How Danielle 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 Danielle's total volume
Danielle by state
Where Danielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43,425 | 11.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 39,712 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 21,822 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 18,241 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 17,861 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 17,854 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 17,307 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17,231 | 4.6% |
43,425 of 371,803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Danielle appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danielle's data
- Danielle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (134,379 total births); usage has since declined to 3,832 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danielles (43,425 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 Danielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Danielle 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.