Girls' name · since 1973

Danyeal

Danyeal has 59 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

59
total births
1973–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

Danyeal sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 59 recorded since 1973.

Danyeal has 59 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1973 to 1989.

  • 59 total births
  • 1973–1989 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

59 girls have been named Danyeal since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

59
total births
1973–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Danyeal was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

11 babies were named Danyeal in 1974 - its busiest year on record.

Danyeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Danyeal's SSA record in two at 1977 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 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Danyeal at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

59

Since 1973

17 years of records

Peak year

1974

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1973

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1989

Danyeal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1974)
11
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4681012 19731974197519761977198419851989 7

Danyeal by decade

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

1970s was Danyeal's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Danyeal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyeal?
Danyeal has been given to 59 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 11 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
When was Danyeal most popular?
Danyeal was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Danyeal been used?
The SSA has tracked Danyeal since 1973 -- 17 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Danyeal?
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.

What to do with Danyeal's data

  • Danyeal's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 1980s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1973–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Danyeal: Baby Name Since 1973 - 59 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/danyeal. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Danyeal 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 July 2026.