Boys' name · since 2003
Daniil
354 babies named Daniil in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 354
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daniil currently ranks #8042 among boys' names in America, with 354 babies recorded since 2003.
Daniil has 354 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8042 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #9,687 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,042 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 354 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniil ranks #9,687 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,042 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 354 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 354
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daniil's 354 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Daniil compares
354 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Daniil's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daniil | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 354 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daniil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daniil's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daniil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Daniil by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (198 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Daniil's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Daniil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 198 births (56% of all-time use).
Daniil by state
Where Daniil concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 58 | 16.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
58 of 354 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Daniil's data
- Daniil's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (198 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Daniils (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Daniil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Daniil 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.