Daniel
4 countries#22 in United States, 2025Popularity 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.
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.
| Year | Rank | vs. 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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