Danyelle — #10397 US girls' name
5,763 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.
More common than 41% of names given to girls today.
30% of everyone ever named Danyelle was born in this single decade.
218 babies were named Danyelle in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Danyelle
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,763 babies named Danyelle between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danyelle currently holds the #10397 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 218 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Danyelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,704 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Danyelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 527 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Danyelle in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Danyelle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,763 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Danyelle at a glance
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Current rank
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Danyelle popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961
- Peak year (1992)
- 218
- Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
Currently ranks #10397 among girls.
5,763 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 218 births in a single year.
Danyelle popularity over time — boys
37 total births recorded since 1973 (Danyelle as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Danyelle accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Danyelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,704 births that decade — 30% of Danyelle's all-time total
Danyelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,704 births
- Runner-up 1,548 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Danyelle's strongest decade
1,704 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
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 | 2.6% |
527 of 5,763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.1% of nationwide
- Texas 6.1% of nationwide
- Michigan 5.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.5% of nationwide
- New York 4.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Danyelle appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.