Unisex name · since 1965
Danyell
Danyell has 2,520 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,520
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,520 girls have been named Danyell since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Danyell has 2,520 recorded births among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 2020.
- #4,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,520 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyell ranks #4,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,520 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,520
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Danyell's 2,520 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Danyell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Danyell splits its recorded history at 1992: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 149 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Danyell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2020
- Peak year (1974)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Danyell popularity over time - boys
324 total births recorded since 1967 (Danyell as boys' name)
Danyell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (879 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Danyell's strongest decade.
879 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Danyell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
879 births
- 1980s
1980s
778 births
- 1990s
1990s
529 births
- 2000s 209
2000s
209 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 879 births (35% of all-time use).
How Danyell 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 Danyell's total volume
Danyell by state
Where Danyell concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 188 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 132 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 94 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 61 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 58 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 55 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 52 | 2.1% |
188 of 2,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Danyell appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danyell's data
- Danyell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (879 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danyells (188 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 Danyell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1965–2020 (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 Danyell 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.