Daniel

Given to 1,991,091 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −18% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

1,361 since 2024

#22

recorded as boys

6 since 2024

Babies in 2025

8,093

girls 8 · boys 8,085

Peak year

1985

38,559 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,991,091

since 1880

Born a Daniel? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Daniel was most popular in 1985, when 38,559 babies recorded as boys got the name (20.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,085 babies were named Daniel, ranking #22 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 18%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	8,085	22
2024	10	9556	8,426	16
2023	19	6169	8,402	17
2022	11	9056	9,121	14
2021	12	8464	9,162	16
2020	19	6083	9,530	14
2019	17	6698	10,592	15
2018	19	6248	11,296	15
2017	14	7840	11,758	15
2016	25	5284	12,996	13
2015	20	6236	13,543	12
2014	25	5310	13,961	10
2013	29	4755	14,326	10
2012	19	6576	14,304	11
2011	25	5358	15,307	10
2010	30	4735	15,869	8
2009	40	3870	17,564	7
2008	50	3316	19,032	5
2007	30	4808	20,268	5
2006	47	3414	20,082	6
2005	50	3126	20,236	7
2004	76	2286	21,018	7
2003	53	2885	21,072	8
2002	38	3523	21,352	10
2001	61	2512	21,013	9
2000	63	2426	22,338	9
1999	64	2307	22,704	9
1998	74	2013	23,165	12
1997	80	1845	23,950	11
1996	76	1898	25,128	11
1995	104	1508	26,728	9
1994	131	1293	28,065	8
1993	130	1299	28,698	7
1992	147	1188	29,157	7
1991	166	1087	30,935	6
1990	149	1154	33,830	5
1989	188	944	35,007	6
1988	280	685	34,718	8
1987	265	692	35,876	7
1986	288	641	36,573	6
1985	294	632	38,559	5
1984	269	648	36,531	6
1983	258	666	34,748	8
1982	255	686	32,652	10
1981	213	765	30,985	10
1980	219	757	29,888	11
1979	202	785	28,521	12
1978	177	836	26,441	11
1977	193	783	26,073	11
1976	172	807	24,702	10
1975	165	823	23,814	11
1974	153	855	23,833	11
1973	142	882	23,672	11
1972	132	928	22,092	15
1971	116	1041	21,785	20
1970	101	1144	23,521	19
1969	98	1117	23,165	18
1968	103	1022	22,012	18
1967	91	1093	22,192	19
1966	75	1241	23,269	19
1965	100	1048	24,833	17
1964	76	1265	24,342	19
1963	83	1201	24,815	19
1962	100	1081	25,543	17
1961	65	1387	25,904	17
1960	78	1236	25,945	17
1959	75	1230	25,155	18
1958	66	1299	25,619	16
1957	57	1398	27,337	16
1956	56	1398	26,655	18
1955	48	1463	26,460	17
1954	42	1560	25,275	18
1953	44	1473	23,498	20
1952	31	1781	23,418	20
1951	33	1665	21,121	21
1950	44	1375	19,189	21
1949	46	1353	18,240	22
1948	48	1327	16,510	22
1947	36	1576	15,189	22
1946	33	1532	12,867	21
1945	32	1418	9,708	24
1944	26	1609	9,314	25
1943	34	1423	9,168	25
1942	28	1559	8,507	28
1941	31	1384	7,050	31
1940	23	1635	6,225	34
1939	23	1585	5,797	38
1938	27	1437	5,583	39
1937	16	1999	5,124	39
1936	18	1801	4,817	41
1935	17	1917	4,591	43
1934	22	1603	4,502	42
1933	16	1970	4,310	42
1932	19	1817	4,449	42
1931	26	1459	4,360	44
1930	23	1661	4,465	47
1929	35	1257	4,366	47
1928	34	1310	4,426	47
1927	35	1362	4,615	46
1926	31	1449	4,516	46
1925	25	1700	4,548	44
1924	29	1566	4,403	47
1923	13	2587	4,264	47
1922	21	1897	4,285	47
1921	16	2282	4,087	49
1920	18	2079	3,897	52
1919	10	3005	3,526	51
1918	19	1963	3,726	52
1917	12	2552	3,360	54
1916	11	2658	3,149	55
1915	9	2900	3,002	55
1914	14	1818	2,325	55
1913	7	2540	1,878	54
1912	6	2634	1,524	53
1911	<5	—	796	53
1910	<5	—	692	53
1909	<5	—	569	54
1908	<5	—	530	54
1907	<5	—	528	52
1906	<5	—	506	48
1905	5	1931	484	50
1904	<5	—	472	49
1903	<5	—	432	50
1902	<5	—	501	45
1901	<5	—	416	48
1900	7	1561	598	44
1899	<5	—	485	42
1898	<5	—	523	45
1897	<5	—	520	39
1896	<5	—	561	38
1895	<5	—	516	40
1894	<5	—	515	41
1893	<5	—	522	39
1892	<5	—	533	41
1891	<5	—	505	37
1890	<5	—	505	39
1889	<5	—	515	36
1888	<5	—	566	35
1887	<5	—	556	31
1886	<5	—	555	33
1885	<5	—	535	32
1884	<5	—	573	32
1883	<5	—	615	25
1882	<5	—	594	29
1881	<5	—	527	29
1880	<5	—	643	25