Unisex name · since 1975
Danyal
609 babies named Danyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 609
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Danyal is the #6909 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 609 recorded since 1975.
Danyal has 609 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6909 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, 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 1975 to 2025.
- #7,007 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,909 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 609 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyal ranks #7,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,909 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 609 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,007 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 609
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Danyal's 609 recorded births place it above 84.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Danyal compares
609 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Danyal's all-time total is 65% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danyal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 609 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Danyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Danyal's full recorded timeline at 2005, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Danyal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Danyal popularity over time - girls
176 total births recorded since 1972 (Danyal as girls' name)
Danyal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Danyal's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Danyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (31% of all-time use).
How Danyal 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 Danyal's total volume
Danyal by state
Where Danyal concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 61 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.8% |
61 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Danyal's data
- Danyal's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Danyals (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Danyal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Danyal 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.