Unisex name · since 1967
Danyale
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 927 babies named Danyale, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 927
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danyale sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 927 recorded since 1967.
Danyale has 927 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2014.
- #7,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 927 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyale ranks #7,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 927 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 927
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Danyale's 927 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Danyale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danyale's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danyale popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2014
- Peak year (1990)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Danyale popularity over time - boys
50 total births recorded since 1973 (Danyale as boys' name)
Danyale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (256 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Danyale's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Danyale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
235 births
- 1980s
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 256 births (28% of all-time use).
How Danyale compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Danyale's total volume
Danyale by state
Where Danyale concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 28 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
28 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Danyale's decade-level peak was the 1980s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Danyales (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Danyale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1967–2014 (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 Danyale 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.