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Danielle

/dæniˈɛl/ · 99% girls · #549 in the US for girls, 2025

Danielle has been given to about 373,698 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dæniˈɛl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 363,364
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danielle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 17,086
  • Born in 2025550
  • All time373,698
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Danielle?

Danielle ranks 549th among American girls in 2025, with 550 born that year. Its best year was 1987, when 17,086 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Danielle is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Danielle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dannielle0.98
  2. Daniele0.97
  3. Danyelle0.94
  4. Danelle0.86
  5. Arielle0.79
  6. Marielle0.79
  7. Janelle0.76
  8. Daniella0.76

Middle names for Danielle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danielle Rose0.89
  2. Danielle Marie0.89
  3. Danielle Grace0.89
  4. Danielle Jane0.89
  5. Danielle Louise0.89
  6. Danielle June0.88

Sibling names for Danielle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ambersister · 0.99
  2. Travisbrother · 0.97
  3. Rachelsister · 0.96
  4. Caseyeither · 0.96
  5. Coreybrother · 0.95
  6. Seanbrother · 0.95

Where Danielle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Montana0.08%
  2. Indiana0.05%
  3. Arkansas0.03%
  4. Virginia0.03%
  5. South Carolina0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Danielle White0.84
  2. Danielle Nguyen0.84
  3. Danielle Moore0.84
  4. Danielle Hill0.84
  5. Danielle Hall0.84
  6. Danielle Brown0.84

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 Danielle

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Danielle across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.