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Daniel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Daniel ranks #22 in male records (8,085 reported) and #11,166 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Daniel becoming more popular?

Daniel's reported male count decreased by 341 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #16 to #22. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Daniel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DanielFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.12,9960201620252016: 25 female records2017: 14 female records2018: 19 female records2019: 17 female records2020: 19 female records2021: 12 female records2022: 11 female records2023: 19 female records2024: 10 female records2025: 8 female records2016: 12,996 male records2017: 11,758 male records2018: 11,296 male records2019: 10,592 male records2020: 9,530 male records2021: 9,162 male records2022: 9,121 male records2023: 8,402 male records2024: 8,426 male records2025: 8,085 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025811,1668,08522
2024109,7088,42616
2023196,2258,40217
2022119,1949,12114
2021128,6049,16216
2020196,1339,53014
2019176,78810,59215
2018196,31411,29615
2017147,94911,75815
2016255,32412,99613

Questions about Daniel’s popularity

How common is Daniel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Daniel ranks #22 in male records (8,085 reported) and #11,166 in female records (8 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Daniel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Daniel only.

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