EveryBabyNames

Daniel

4 countries#22 in United States, 2025
US
#22
in United States, 2025
FR
#164
in France, 2022
SCOT
#43
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#34
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
2,452,001
Peak year (United States)
1985
Peak-year count
38,853
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Daniel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,991,091 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #22 · peaked in 1985 with 38,853 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

436,796 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #164 · peaked in 1947 with 21,349 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Yvelines, Seine-Maritime

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

18,825 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #43 · peaked in 1991 with 872 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

5,289 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #34 · peaked in 2008 with 270 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Daniel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#6
2007#5↑1
2008#5
2009#7↓2
2010#8↓1
2011#10↓2
2012#11↓1
2013#10↑1
2014#10
2015#12↓2
2016#13↓1
2017#15↓2
2018#15
2019#15
2020#14↑1
2021#16↓2
2022#14↑2
2023#17↓3
2024#16↑1
2025#22↓6

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