Danell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-NEL
Danell is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Danell come from?
Perhaps a variant of Daniel or Darnell
Is Danell a girl's or a boy's name?
Danell is a boys' name.
How popular is Danell in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Danell in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1985, 68% of the babies named Danell in the US were girls.
Danell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
Names like Danell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan Keegan Devin Declan Brody Deacon Brennan Ryan Brayden Cody Kody Brandon
Names related to Danell
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Danell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danell, updated 20 October 2026.