Boys' name · since 1991
Daniyal
Daniyal has 815 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 815
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daniyal is the #4784 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 815 recorded since 1991.
Daniyal has 815 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4784 as of the latest data, more common than 66% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #5,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,784 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 815 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daniyal ranks #5,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,784 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 815 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 815
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daniyal's 815 recorded births place it above 87.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Daniyal compares
815 Top 35% higher than 65% of 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
Daniyal's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daniyal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 815 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daniyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daniyal's full recorded timeline at 2009, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daniyal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Daniyal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (359 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Daniyal's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Daniyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
359 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 359 births (44% of all-time use).
How Daniyal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daniyal's total volume
Daniyal by state
Where Daniyal concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 134 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 7.2% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 15 | 1.8% |
134 of 815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Daniyal's data
- Daniyal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (359 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Daniyals (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Daniyal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Daniyal 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.