Unisex name · since 1923
Danniel
Danniel has 2,418 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,418
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,418 babies have been named Danniel since 1923, making it today's #8326 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danniel has been recorded 2,418 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #8326 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #2,938 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,418 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danniel ranks #2,938 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,418 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,938 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,326 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,418
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Danniel's 2,418 recorded births place it above 93.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danniel compares
2,418 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Danniel's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danniel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,418 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Danniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danniel's full recorded timeline at 1976, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danniel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (1959)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Danniel popularity over time - girls
186 total births recorded since 1970 (Danniel as girls' name)
Danniel by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (434 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Danniel's strongest decade.
434 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Danniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s
1940s
191 births
- 1950s
1950s
434 births
- 1960s
1960s
330 births
- 1970s
1970s
261 births
- 1980s
1980s
266 births
- 1990s
1990s
279 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 434 births (18% of all-time use).
How Danniel 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 Danniel's total volume
Danniel by state
Where Danniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 418 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 26 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 19 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 19 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 10 | 0.4% |
418 of 2,418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Danniel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danniel's data
- Danniel's decade-level peak was the 1950s (434 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danniels (418 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Danniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Danniel 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.