Girls' name · since 1961
Danyelle
5,769 babies named Danyelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,459 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,769
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Danyelle is the #13459 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,769 recorded since 1961.
Danyelle has 5,769 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13459 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #2,338 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,459 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,769 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyelle ranks #2,338 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,459 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,769 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,338 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,459 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,769
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Danyelle's 5,769 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Danyelle compares
5,769 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Danyelle's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Danyelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,769 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 218 | 21 | 19,840 |
Danyelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Danyelle's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 218, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Danyelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 218
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Danyelle popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1973 (Danyelle as boys' name)
Danyelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,704 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Danyelle's strongest decade.
1,704 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Danyelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 167
1960s
167 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,159 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,548 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,704 births
- 2000s
2000s
887 births
- 2010s 249
2010s
249 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,704 births (30% of all-time use).
How Danyelle 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 Danyelle's total volume
Danyelle by state
Where Danyelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 527 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 354 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 324 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 257 | 4.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 237 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 206 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 193 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 147 | 2.5% |
527 of 5,769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Danyelle appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Danyelle's data
- Danyelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,704 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Danyelles (527 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 Danyelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Danyelle 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.