Trend of the Popularity of Daniel as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,175 male babies that were named Daniel in California, which was 0.66% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Daniel peaked as a male baby name in California in 1990 with a count of 5,771 babies, which was 1.99% of the total male babies born in California in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Daniel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Daniel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Daniel in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Daniel in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Daniel from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Daniel as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	4148	2.16
1981	4334	2.16
1982	4597	2.24
1983	4750	2.30
1984	5023	2.37
1985	5458	2.44
1986	5434	2.38
1987	5410	2.27
1988	5406	2.14
1989	5609	2.09
1990	5771	1.99
1991	5477	1.90
1992	5364	1.89
1993	5229	1.90
1994	5116	1.92
1995	5007	1.93
1996	4705	1.86
1997	4453	1.81
1998	4318	1.78
1999	4354	1.80
2000	4343	1.75
2001	4165	1.70
2002	4136	1.69
2003	4033	1.61
2004	4170	1.65
2005	3915	1.54
2006	3831	1.47
2007	3870	1.48
2008	3757	1.48
2009	3396	1.40
2010	3138	1.34
2011	2911	1.26
2012	2689	1.17
2013	2604	1.15
2014	2565	1.11
2015	2476	1.09
2016	2307	1.03
2017	2098	0.97
2018	2001	0.97
2019	1751	0.86
2020	1487	0.79
2021	1439	0.76
2022	1399	0.74
2023	1223	0.68
2024	1175	0.66