Daniel

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Daniel is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 1,982,857 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,974,589 as boys and 8,268 as girls. Daniel gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1985 and has since declined significantly. It is the #13 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 8,400
2023 8,409
2022 9,120
2021 9,164
2020 9,540
2019 10,602
2018 11,309
2017 11,767
2016 13,017
2015 13,560
2014 13,981
2013 14,352
2012 14,320
2011 15,329
2010 15,895
2009 17,603
2008 19,080
2007 20,294
2006 20,126
2005 20,284
2004 21,088
2003 21,122
2002 21,388
2001 21,074
2000 22,400
1999 22,769
1998 23,236
1997 24,030
1996 25,201
1995 26,831
1994 28,193
1993 28,824
1992 29,304
1991 31,098
1990 33,979
1989 35,197
1988 34,998
1987 36,140
1986 36,862
1985 38,858
1984 36,802
1983 35,006
1982 32,909
1981 31,202
1980 30,114
1979 28,723
1978 26,619
1977 26,267
1976 24,876
1975 23,981
1974 23,987
1973 23,815
1972 22,223
1971 21,903
1970 23,622
1969 23,263
1968 22,118
1967 22,284
1966 23,345
1965 24,934
1964 24,419
1963 24,899
1962 25,642
1961 25,963
1960 26,016
1959 25,231
1958 25,681
1957 27,396
1956 26,709
1955 26,506
1954 25,317
1953 23,543
1952 23,451
1951 21,154
1950 19,233
1949 18,286
1948 16,557
1947 15,225
1946 12,900
1945 9,740
1944 9,340
1943 9,202
1942 8,535
1941 7,080
1940 6,248
1939 5,820
1938 5,611
1937 5,139
1936 4,835
1935 4,608
1934 4,524
1933 4,326
1932 4,468
1931 4,386
1930 4,488
1929 4,401
1928 4,460
1927 4,650
1926 4,547
1925 4,573
1924 4,432
1923 4,277
1922 4,306
1921 4,103
1920 3,915
1919 3,536
1918 3,745
1917 3,372
1916 3,160
1915 3,011
1914 2,339
1913 1,885
1912 1,530
1911 796
1910 692
1909 569
1908 530
1907 528
1906 506
1905 489
1904 472
1903 432
1902 501
1901 416
1900 605
1899 485
1898 523
1897 520
1896 561
1895 516
1894 515
1893 522
1892 533
1891 505
1890 505
1889 515
1888 566
1887 556
1886 555
1885 535
1884 573
1883 615
1882 594
1881 527
1880 643