Boys' name · since 1917

Danuel

286 babies named Danuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,857 of 45,481
all-time among boys
286
born since 1917
1970s
peak decade

Danuel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 286 have been recorded since 1917.

Danuel has 286 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2020.

  • #10,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 286 born since 1917
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danuel ranks #10,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.

#10,857 of 45,481
all-time among boys
286
born since 1917
1970s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Danuel's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Danuel splits its recorded history at 1975: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Danuel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
4681012 19171938195619711979198620032020 6

Danuel popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1973 (Danuel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1973 5

Danuel by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 23% of the file).

1970s was Danuel's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Danuel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danuel? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 286 babies named Danuel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,857 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 1977, with 11 births.
Where does Danuel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danuel ranks #10,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danuel most popular? ▼
Danuel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Danuel been used? ▼
Records for Danuel go back to 1917, giving 104 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Danuel? ▼
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.

What to do with Danuel's data

  • Danuel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Danuel

Nearby Names Like Danuel

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Danuel

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#1959 106,554 births
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#4142 53,287 births
Dante Boy
#308 51,587 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–2020 (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 Danuel 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.