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Danyel

77% girls, 23% boys · 6 born in 2025

Danyel has been given to about 3,249 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,160
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Danyel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1976 · 155
  • Born in 20256
  • All time3,249

How popular is Danyel?

Its best year was 1976, when 155 babies were given the name, ranking 1000th. The typical living American called Danyel is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Danyel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Daniel0.92
  2. Dariel0.79
  3. Angel0.75
  4. Darrel0.75
  5. Janel0.75
  6. Ansel0.75
  7. Manuel0.70
  8. Danyelle0.72

Middle names for Danyel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Danyel Anne0.81
  2. Danyel Catherine0.78
  3. Danyel Josephine0.78
  4. Danyel Rose0.77
  5. Danyel Marie0.77
  6. Danyel Grace0.77

Sibling names for Danyel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.81
  2. Kareembrother · 0.81
  3. Marisolsister · 0.81
  4. Meredithsister · 0.80
  5. Elishaeither · 0.79
  6. Aronbrother · 0.78

Where Danyel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Danyel Anderson0.77
    2. Danyel White0.72
    3. Danyel Nguyen0.72
    4. Danyel Moore0.72
    5. Danyel Hill0.72
    6. Danyel Hall0.72

    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 Danyel

    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.