US rank #3829 Boys' name Peak 2010 794 births

Daniyal — #3829 US boys' name

794 babies named Daniyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s632000s2282010s3592020s144
#3829
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Daniyal was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

47 babies were named Daniyal in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daniyal

The Social Security Administration has registered 794 babies named Daniyal between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daniyal currently holds the #3829 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daniyal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daniyal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 128 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Daniyal in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daniyal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 794 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daniyal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

794

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2010

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,829

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daniyal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
47
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941991 8

Daniyal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
359 births that decade — 45% of Daniyal's all-time total
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Daniyal by state

Where Daniyal concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Daniyal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
128 16.1%
#2 Texas
59 7.4%
#3 California
17 2.1%
#4 Illinois
15 1.9%
#5 New Jersey
15 1.9%
New York share of Daniyal's total US births 16.1%
Even split

128 of 794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daniyal?
794 babies have been named Daniyal since 1991. It currently ranks #3829 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 47 births.
When was Daniyal most popular?
Daniyal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 359 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Daniyal most popular?
The top states for the name Daniyal are New York (128 births), Texas (59 births), California (17 births).
How long has the name Daniyal been used?
Daniyal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daniyal?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.