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Danial

99% boys · 9 born in 2025

Danial has been given to about 9,474 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Living in the US≈ 7,472
Median age today56 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danial per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 210
  • Born in 20259
  • All time9,474
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Danial?

Its best year was 1957, when 210 babies were given the name, ranking 535th. The typical living American called Danial is about 56 years old today.

Names that sound like Danial

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daniel0.77
  2. Randal0.70
  3. Damian0.65
  4. Darian0.65
  5. Davian0.65
  6. Dariel0.64
  7. Nathanial0.63
  8. Darrian0.63

Middle names for Danial

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danial John0.77
  2. Danial Bryce0.76
  3. Danial Ross0.76
  4. Danial Quinn0.76
  5. Danial Jude0.76
  6. Danial Finn0.76

Sibling names for Danial

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.89
  2. Laurelsister · 0.87
  3. Georginasister · 0.87
  4. Rudybrother · 0.86
  5. Gwensister · 0.85
  6. Claybrother · 0.84

Where Danial is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Danial Anderson0.74
    2. Danial White0.72
    3. Danial Reyes0.72
    4. Danial Nguyen0.72
    5. Danial Moore0.72
    6. Danial Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Danial

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.