Baby name meaning

Daniel

God is my judge · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Daniel is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”.

How popular is Daniel?

In England & Wales, Daniel ranked #59 among boys' names in 2024, with 877 babies given the name — down from #24 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 1996, when it reached #2.

In the United States, Daniel was the #14 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #5 in 1990.

The two territories disagree about Daniel: #14 in the US against #59 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Daniel — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Daniel over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#10019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #21US 1960: #17US 1970: #19US 1980: #11US 1990: #5US 2000: #9US 2010: #8US 2020: #14England & Wales 2024: #59United StatesEngland & Wales
Daniel’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Daniel in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#210,338
2000#56,229
2005#65,270
2010#114,330
2015#242,622
2020#501,203
2024#59877

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