Danelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- da-NEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Danelle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Danelle mean?
Hebrew: variant of Danielle
“God is my judge”
A variant of Danielle, the feminine form of Daniel.
Is Danelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Danelle is a girls' name.
How popular is Danelle in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 265 girls. It first appears in the records in 1938.
Half of all the girls named Danelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5,889 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3,545 |
| 2000 | 56 | #2,628 |
| 1999 | 41 | #3,145 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 54 | #2,420 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,928 |
| 1995 | 79 | #1,798 |
| 1994 | 92 | #1,629 |
| 1993 | 104 | #1,505 |
| 1992 | 127 | #1,319 |
| 1991 | 127 | #1,302 |
| 1990 | 127 | #1,275 |
| 1989 | 144 | #1,142 |
| 1988 | 171 | #972 |
| 1987 | 202 | #850 |
| 1986 | 222 | #771 |
| 1985 | 219 | #772 |
| 1984 | 241 | #693 |
| 1983 | 215 | #754 |
| 1982 | 208 | #783 |
| 1981 | 221 | #747 |
| 1980 | 218 | #759 |
| 1979 | 222 | #737 |
| 1978 | 226 | #701 |
| 1977 | 228 | #688 |
| 1976 | 237 | #653 |
| 1975 | 231 | #657 |
| 1974 | 265 | #597 |
| 1973 | 222 | #670 |
| 1972 | 165 | #815 |
| 1971 | 174 | #805 |
| 1970 | 172 | #803 |
| 1969 | 153 | #836 |
| 1968 | 162 | #789 |
| 1967 | 133 | #886 |
| 1966 | 105 | #999 |
| 1965 | 103 | #1,025 |
| 1964 | 104 | #1,066 |
| 1963 | 82 | #1,211 |
| 1962 | 73 | #1,292 |
| 1961 | 68 | #1,353 |
| 1960 | 65 | #1,365 |
| 1959 | 28 | #2,151 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,819 |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,640 |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,834 |
| 1955 | 52 | #1,382 |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,986 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,871 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,745 |
| 1951 | 24 | #2,015 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,665 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,588 |
| 1947 | 16 | #2,529 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,969 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,736 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
Nicknames for Danelle
- Dani 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Danelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Danielle Michelle Nicole Janelle Jamie Noelle Simone Daphne Jasmine Brooke Gabrielle Josette
Names related to Danelle
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Danelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danelle, updated 20 October 2026.