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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 8,391 male babies that were named Daniel in the US, which was 0.49% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Daniel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 38,564 babies, which was 2.09% of the total male babies born in the US in 1985.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	29895	1.68
1981	30989	1.73
1982	32654	1.80
1983	34748	1.94
1984	36533	2.02
1985	38564	2.09
1986	36574	1.99
1987	35875	1.92
1988	34718	1.81
1989	35009	1.75
1990	33831	1.65
1991	30932	1.53
1992	29157	1.46
1993	28694	1.46
1994	28062	1.45
1995	26727	1.40
1996	25125	1.33
1997	23950	1.27
1998	23162	1.21
1999	22705	1.18
2000	22337	1.14
2001	21013	1.08
2002	21350	1.10
2003	21069	1.07
2004	21012	1.06
2005	20234	1.01
2006	20079	0.98
2007	20264	0.98
2008	19030	0.93
2009	17563	0.89
2010	15865	0.83
2011	15304	0.81
2012	14301	0.75
2013	14323	0.76
2014	13956	0.73
2015	13540	0.71
2016	12992	0.69
2017	11753	0.64
2018	11290	0.62
2019	10585	0.59
2020	9521	0.55
2021	9152	0.52
2022	9109	0.52
2023	8391	0.49
2024	8391	0.49