Total births
26
Boys' name · since 1978
Daniyel
Daniyel has 26 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 26
- total births
- 1978–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
26 boys have been named Daniyel since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Daniyel has 26 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1978 to 2014.
- 26 total births
- 1978–2014 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
26 boys have been named Daniyel since 1978, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.
- 26
- total births
- 1978–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Daniyel was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
6 babies were named Daniyel in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Daniyel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daniyel's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daniyel at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Daniyel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2014
- Peak year (2014)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Daniyel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Daniyel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Daniyel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daniyel? ▼
Daniyel has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 6 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Daniyel most popular? ▼
Daniyel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Daniyel been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Daniyel since 1978 -- 37 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Daniyel? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Daniyel
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Daniyel: Baby Name Since 1978 - 26 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daniyel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Daniyel 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 July 2026.