Recorded 1938–2020 Girls' name Peak 1987 4,050 births

Dannielle — girls' name

4,050 babies named Dannielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s171950s331960s3071970s10321980s14111990s8332000s2982010s1012020s5
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Dannielle was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

208 babies were named Dannielle in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dannielle

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,050 babies named Dannielle between 1938 and 2020, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dannielle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 208 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dannielle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Dannielle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 479 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Dannielle in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dannielle 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 4,050 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.

Dannielle at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

4,050

Since 1938

83 years of records

Peak year

1987

208 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1938

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dannielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1938

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1987)
208
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Dannielle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,411 births that decade — 35% of Dannielle's all-time total
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Dannielle by state

Where Dannielle concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dannielle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
479 11.8%
#2 New York
223 5.5%
#3 Ohio
195 4.8%
#4 Michigan
156 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
149 3.7%
#6 Florida
121 3.0%
#7 Texas
112 2.8%
#8 Illinois
89 2.2%
California share of Dannielle's total US births 11.8%
Even split

479 of 4,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Dannielle appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dannielle?
4,050 babies have been named Dannielle since 1938. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1987 with 208 births.
When was Dannielle most popular?
Dannielle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,411 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Dannielle most popular?
The top states for the name Dannielle are California (479 births), New York (223 births), Ohio (195 births).
How long has the name Dannielle been used?
Dannielle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 83 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dannielle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Danielle, Dana, Daniela, Daniella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1938–2020 (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.