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Daniel
Pronounced /ˈdænjəl/
Rank in 2024
#10,868
Born in 2024
9
Peak year
1985 · #634
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:8,391 in 2024 (#16)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 9 girls were named Daniel, about 1 in every 179,243.
- It peaked in 1985 with 294 babies, ranked #634.
- It first shows up in the records in 1900.
- 8,268 girls have been named Daniel since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Daniel per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 281 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 450 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,061 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,239 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Millennials: 3,212 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Gen Z: 800 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 218 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
- A male given name from Hebrew in regular use since the Middle Ages.
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈdænjəl/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0.