Recorded 1972–1997 Girls' name Peak 1977 161 births

Danyle — girls' name

161 babies named Danyle in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s771980s521990s32
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Danyle was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

15 babies were named Danyle in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Danyle

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Danyle between 1972 and 1997, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Danyle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Danyle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Danyle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Danyle 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 161 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.

Danyle at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

161

Since 1972

26 years of records

Peak year

1977

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1972

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1997

Danyle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1972

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1977)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 19971991198819851980197719741972 8

Danyle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
77 births that decade — 48% of Danyle's all-time total
1970s771980s521990s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Danyle?
161 babies have been named Danyle since 1972. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1977 with 15 births.
When was Danyle most popular?
Danyle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Danyle been used?
Danyle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 26 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Danyle?
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.

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, 1972–1997 (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.