Boys' name · since 1951

Danile

Danile has 190 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#13,267 of 45,481
all-time among boys
190
born since 1951
1980s
peak decade

Danile is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 190 have been recorded since 1951.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danile has been recorded 190 times among boys since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2015.

  • #13,267 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 190 born since 1951
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danile ranks #13,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.

#13,267 of 45,481
all-time among boys
190
born since 1951
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danile's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Danile splits its recorded history at 1981: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Danile popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1982)
13
Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
468101214 19511960197319801985198919932015 5

Danile popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1960 (Danile as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1960 5

Danile by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (78 births, 41% of the file).

1980s was Danile's strongest decade.

78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Danile births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 78 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danile?
190 babies have been named Danile since 1951. All-time, it sits at #13,267 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1982 with 13 births.
Where does Danile sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danile ranks #13,267 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danile most popular?
Danile was most popular in the 1980s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Danile been used?
Records for Danile go back to 1951, giving 65 years of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Danile?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Danile's data

  • Danile's decade-level peak was the 1980s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Danile

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1951–2015 (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 Danile 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.