Girls' name · since 1970

Danyiel

Danyiel has 89 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,413 of 72,339
all-time among girls
89
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

89 girls have been named Danyiel since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Danyiel has 89 recorded births among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1992.

  • #28,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 89 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyiel ranks #28,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#28,413 of 72,339
all-time among girls
89
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danyiel's 89 recorded births place it above 60.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Danyiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Danyiel's full recorded timeline at 1983, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Danyiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1975)
16
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
05101520 197019731975197619771978198319841988198919911992 6

Danyiel by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (53 births, 60% of the file).

1970s was Danyiel's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Danyiel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 53 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyiel?
89 babies have been named Danyiel since 1970. All-time, it sits at #28,413 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1975 with 16 births.
Where does Danyiel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyiel ranks #28,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Danyiel most popular?
Danyiel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Danyiel been used?
The SSA has tracked Danyiel since 1970 -- 23 years through the most recent 1992 data.
What names are similar to Danyiel?
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 Danyiel's data

  • Danyiel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Danyiel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Danyiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–1992 (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 Danyiel 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.