Recorded 1958–2013 Unisex name Peak 1998 76 births

Danyl — boys' name

76 babies named Danyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51980s51990s102000s362010s20
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Danyl was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Danyl in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danyl

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Danyl between 1958 and 2013, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Danyl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Danyl is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 59 additional births since 1969.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danyl performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Danyl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danyl 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 76 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.

Danyl at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

76

Since 1958

56 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1958

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2013

Danyl popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1958

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4681012 20132011201020092008200620042003199819851958 5

Danyl popularity over time — girls

59 total births recorded since 1969 (Danyl as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
45678910 199119871984197919771976197519731969 5

Danyl by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 47% of Danyl's all-time total
1950s51980s51990s102000s362010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyl?
76 babies have been named Danyl since 1958. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Danyl most popular?
Danyl was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Danyl a unisex name?
Yes, Danyl is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 76 births, and as a girl's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Danyl been used?
Danyl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 56 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Danyl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daniel, Danny, Dan, Dana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1958–2013 (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.