Boys' name · since 1998

Danyael

Danyael has 69 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,899 of 45,481
all-time among boys
69
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Danyael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 69 recorded since 1998.

Danyael has 69 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2006.

  • #19,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 69 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyael ranks #19,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,899 of 45,481
all-time among boys
69
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danyael's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Danyael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Danyael splits its recorded history at 2002: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Danyael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
15
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
05101520 19981999200020012002200420052006 7

Danyael by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 68% of the file).

2000s was Danyael's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Danyael births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (68% of all-time use).

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

Danyael by state

Where Danyael concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Danyael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 8.7%
California share of Danyael's total US births 8.7%

6 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyael?
69 babies have been named Danyael since 1998. All-time, it sits at #19,899 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 15 births.
Where does Danyael sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyael ranks #19,899 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 Danyael most popular?
Danyael was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Danyael most popular?
The top states for the name Danyael are California (6 births).
How long has the name Danyael been used?
The SSA has tracked Danyael since 1998 -- 9 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Danyael?
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 Danyael's data

  • California records the most Danyaels (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danyael: 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, 1998–2006 (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 Danyael 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.