Unisex name · since 1958

Danyl

Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Danyl, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,788 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1958
2000s
peak decade

Danyl sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 1958.

Danyl has 81 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2014.

  • #18,788 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 81 born since 1958
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyl ranks #18,788 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,788 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1958
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Danyl's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Danyl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Danyl's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Danyl popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
4681012 195819851998200320042006200820092010201120132014 5

Danyl popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 59 births
45678910 196919731975197619771979198419871991 8

Danyl by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Danyl's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Danyl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyl? ▼
81 babies have been named Danyl since 1958. All-time, it sits at #18,788 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
Where does Danyl sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Danyl ranks #18,788 of 45,481 boys' 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 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 81 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 57 years of data through 2014.
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.

What to do with Danyl's data

  • Danyl's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Danyl

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Danyl

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Two nationwide peer axes for Danyl: 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, 1958–2014 (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 Danyl 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.