Danial
A variant of Daniel matching the Persian and Arabic spelling of the name. The Hebrew original, Daniyyel, means "God is my judge," and belongs to a biblical prophet.
Danial in 2025
Danial was given to 9 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 17,459th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 368,371 babies born.
The history of Danial
Danial reached its highest point in 1957, when 210 babies were given the name, ranking 1,195th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,087th, in 1881.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 9,474 babies have been named Danial. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Danial by decade
| Decade | Babies named Danial | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | 1,087 |
| 1890s | 41 | 1,952 |
| 1900s | 24 | 2,422 |
| 1910s | 145 | 2,595 |
| 1920s | 316 | 2,089 |
| 1930s | 349 | 1,999 |
| 1940s | 699 | 1,306 |
| 1950s | 1,828 | 1,135 |
| 1960s | 1,799 | 1,185 |
| 1970s | 1,429 | 1,368 |
| 1980s | 1,156 | 1,724 |
| 1990s | 752 | 2,560 |
| 2000s | 496 | 4,438 |
| 2010s | 282 | 7,006 |
| 2020s | 104 | 9,203 |
Where Danial is heading
Danial has fallen 68% over the past decade, from 28 babies in 2015 to 9 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Danial is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Danial
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Danial.