Recorded 1950–1987 Boys' name Peak 1950 39 births

Dannial — boys' name

39 babies named Dannial in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s231960s51970s51980s6
1950s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Dannial was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dannial in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannial

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Dannial between 1950 and 1987, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dannial currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannial performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dannial shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannial 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 39 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.

Dannial at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

39

Since 1950

38 years of records

Peak year

1950

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1950

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1987

Dannial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1950

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1950)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1987197319611955195319511950 7

Dannial by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
23 births that decade — 59% of Dannial's all-time total
1950s231960s51970s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannial?
39 babies have been named Dannial since 1950. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1950 with 7 births.
When was Dannial most popular?
Dannial was most popular in the 1950s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Dannial been used?
Dannial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 38 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Dannial?
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.

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, 1950–1987 (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.