Data through 2025

Daniel name popularity in the United States

Daniel ranked #22 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 8,085 boys named Daniel.

Rank#22

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded8,085

SSA

Peak year1985

38,559 recorded

Five-year change-15.2%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Daniel for boys and girls

Girls

8

0.1% in 2025 · data from 1900 to 2025

Boys

8,085

99.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Daniel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys8,085#22
2025girls8#10917
2024boys8,426#16
2024girls10#9556
2023boys8,402#17
2023girls19#6169
2022boys9,121#14
2022girls11#9056
2021boys9,162#16
2021girls12#8464
2020boys9,530#14
2020girls19#6083
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys8,085#22
2025girls8#10917
2024boys8,426#16
2024girls10#9556
2023boys8,402#17
2023girls19#6169
2022boys9,121#14
2022girls11#9056
2021boys9,162#16
2021girls12#8464
2020boys9,530#14
2020girls19#6083
2019boys10,592#15
2019girls17#6698
2018boys11,296#15
2018girls19#6248
2017boys11,758#15
2017girls14#7840
2016boys12,996#13
2016girls25#5284
2015boys13,543#12
2015girls20#6236
2014boys13,961#10
2014girls25#5310
2013boys14,326#10
2013girls29#4755
2012boys14,304#11
2012girls19#6576
2011boys15,307#10
2011girls25#5358
2010boys15,869#8
2010girls30#4735
2009boys17,564#7
2009girls40#3870
2008boys19,032#5
2008girls50#3316
2007boys20,268#5
2007girls30#4808
2006boys20,082#6
2006girls47#3414
2005boys20,236#7
2005girls50#3126
2004boys21,018#7
2004girls76#2286
2003boys21,072#8
2003girls53#2885
2002boys21,352#10
2002girls38#3523
2001boys21,013#9
2001girls61#2512
2000boys22,338#9
2000girls63#2426
1999boys22,704#9
1999girls64#2307
1998boys23,165#12
1998girls74#2013
1997boys23,950#11
1997girls80#1845
1996boys25,128#11
1996girls76#1898
1995boys26,728#9
1995girls104#1508
1994boys28,065#8
1994girls131#1293
1993boys28,698#7
1993girls130#1299
1992boys29,157#7
1992girls147#1188
1991boys30,935#6
1991girls166#1087
1990boys33,830#5
1990girls149#1154
1989boys35,007#6
1989girls188#944
1988boys34,718#8
1988girls280#685
1987boys35,876#7
1987girls265#692
1986boys36,573#6
1986girls288#641
1985boys38,559#5
1985girls294#632
1984boys36,531#6
1984girls269#648
1983boys34,748#8
1983girls258#666
1982boys32,652#10
1982girls255#686
1981boys30,985#10
1981girls213#765
1980boys29,888#11
1980girls219#757
1979boys28,521#12
1979girls202#785
1978boys26,441#11
1978girls177#836
1977boys26,073#11
1977girls193#783
1976boys24,702#10
1976girls172#807
1975boys23,814#11
1975girls165#823
1974boys23,833#11
1974girls153#855
1973boys23,672#11
1973girls142#882
1972boys22,092#15
1972girls132#928
1971boys21,785#20
1971girls116#1041
1970boys23,521#19
1970girls101#1144
1969boys23,165#18
1969girls98#1117
1968boys22,012#18
1968girls103#1022
1967boys22,192#19
1967girls91#1093
1966boys23,269#19
1966girls75#1241
1965boys24,833#17
1965girls100#1048
1964boys24,342#19
1964girls76#1265
1963boys24,815#19
1963girls83#1201
1962boys25,543#17
1962girls100#1081
1961boys25,904#17
1961girls65#1387
1960boys25,945#17
1960girls78#1236
1959boys25,155#18
1959girls75#1230
1958boys25,619#16
1958girls66#1299
1957boys27,337#16
1957girls57#1398
1956boys26,655#18
1956girls56#1398
1955boys26,460#17
1955girls48#1463
1954boys25,275#18
1954girls42#1560
1953boys23,498#20
1953girls44#1473
1952boys23,418#20
1952girls31#1781
1951boys21,121#21
1951girls33#1665
1950boys19,189#21
1950girls44#1375
1949boys18,240#22
1949girls46#1353
1948boys16,510#22
1948girls48#1327
1947boys15,189#22
1947girls36#1576
1946boys12,867#21
1946girls33#1532
1945boys9,708#24
1945girls32#1418
1944boys9,314#25
1944girls26#1609
1943boys9,168#25
1943girls34#1423
1942boys8,507#28
1942girls28#1559
1941boys7,050#31
1941girls31#1384
1940boys6,225#34
1940girls23#1635
1939boys5,797#38
1939girls23#1585
1938boys5,583#39
1938girls27#1437
1937boys5,124#39
1937girls16#1999
1936boys4,817#41
1936girls18#1801
1935boys4,591#43
1935girls17#1917
1934boys4,502#42
1934girls22#1603
1933boys4,310#42
1933girls16#1970
1932boys4,449#42
1932girls19#1817
1931boys4,360#44
1931girls26#1459
1930boys4,465#47
1930girls23#1661
1929boys4,366#47
1929girls35#1257
1928boys4,426#47
1928girls34#1310
1927boys4,615#46
1927girls35#1362
1926boys4,516#46
1926girls31#1449
1925boys4,548#44
1925girls25#1700
1924boys4,403#47
1924girls29#1566
1923boys4,264#47
1923girls13#2587
1922boys4,285#47
1922girls21#1897
1921boys4,087#49
1921girls16#2282
1920boys3,897#52
1920girls18#2079
1919boys3,526#51
1919girls10#3005
1918boys3,726#52
1918girls19#1963
1917boys3,360#54
1917girls12#2552
1916boys3,149#55
1916girls11#2658
1915boys3,002#55
1915girls9#2900
1914boys2,325#55
1914girls14#1818
1913boys1,878#54
1913girls7#2540
1912boys1,524#53
1912girls6#2634
1911boys796#53
1910boys692#53
1909boys569#54
1908boys530#54
1907boys528#52
1906boys506#48
1905boys484#50
1905girls5#1931
1904boys472#49
1903boys432#50
1902boys501#45
1901boys416#48
1900boys598#44
1900girls7#1561
1899boys485#42
1898boys523#45
1897boys520#39
1896boys561#38
1895boys516#40
1894boys515#41
1893boys522#39
1892boys533#41
1891boys505#37
1890boys505#39
1889boys515#36
1888boys566#35
1887boys556#31
1886boys555#33
1885boys535#32
1884boys573#32
1883boys615#25
1882boys594#29
1881boys527#29
1880boys643#25

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Daniel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-40.3%
Change since peak-79.0%