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Danial

Gender
Boy
Say it
DAN-yal
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#2,742 for boys
US rank, 2025
#8,239 for boys

Danial is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).

What does Danial mean?

Hebrew: spelling of Daniel, common in Muslim families

“God is my judge”

A spelling of Daniel, the prophet honoured in Jewish, Christian and Muslim tradition.

Is Danial a girl's or a boy's name?

Danial is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Danial in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,742among boys
Babies in 2025
8about 1 in 37,000 boys
Five-year trend
Risingup 30% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Danial, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 35 boys.

Half of all the boys named Danial in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were given Danial or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #766, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 35 in 20062025
Danial in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258#2,742
202411#2,149
20237#2,965
20223#5,017
20216#3,179
20204#4,025
20195#3,597
201811#2,088
201715#1,738
201615#1,723
201515#1,693
201417#1,511
201317#1,493
201219#1,405
201118#1,433
201030#1,019
200918#1,391
200828#1,020
200729#953
200635#798
200534#796
200428#836
200332#737
200232#667
200130#673
200030#665
199925#736
199829#671
199723#760
199634#548

How popular is Danial in the US?

Rank in 2025
#8,239among boys
Babies in 2025
9about 1 in 190,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 24% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Danial, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 1957, with 210 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Danial than any year since 1913.

Half of all the boys named Danial in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1983, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 210 in 19572025
Danial in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20259#8,239
202415#5,899
202324#4,339
202217#5,441
202120#4,776
202019#4,851
201914#6,099
201830#3,603
201728#3,777
201630#3,595
201528#3,774
201436#3,088
201328#3,659
201233#3,294
201130#3,509
201025#3,993
200944#2,752
200839#3,004
200746#2,643
200647#2,541
200553#2,233
200451#2,234
200361#1,903
200256#1,970
200143#2,302
200056#1,871
199950#1,929
199856#1,788
199763#1,596
199685#1,290
199568#1,443
199479#1,308
199380#1,261
199286#1,206
199186#1,190
199094#1,098
198994#1,078
1988105#937
1987109#895
1986116#840
1985116#832
1984105#859
1983107#843
1982141#732
1981120#800
1980105#867
1979115#812
1978131#737
1977128#755
1976136#719
1975139#703
1974124#730
1973171#605
1972153#641
1971140#700
1970155#657
1969144#656
1968149#619
1967165#588
1966172#576
1965210#530
1964198#560
1963189#573
1962204#551
1961194#562
1960174#593
1959187#569
1958188#563
1957210#534
1956188#552
1955187#541
1954203#508
1953161#556
1952186#511
1951155#544
1950163#527
1949132#589
1948103#665
194794#706
194675#767
194556#837
194447#935
194347#980
194259#851
194134#1,129
194052#872
193940#1,007
193842#977
193735#1,094
193635#1,095
193525#1,354
193436#1,092
193341#995
193231#1,216
193127#1,333
193037#1,151
192936#1,154
192828#1,382
192745#1,041
192639#1,144
192526#1,451
192423#1,628
192327#1,420
192228#1,396
192132#1,296
192032#1,273
191922#1,575
191816#1,997
191728#1,291
191627#1,304
191518#1,659
191415#1,607
19136#2,495
19127#2,044
19116#1,536
19100–
19096#1,277
19088#1,021
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19035#1,129
19020–
19015#1,057
19000–
18990–
18980–
18975#1,056
18960–
18957#871
18947#856
18935#1,034
18927#860
18915#962
18905#994
18890–
188810#648
18870–
18866#845
18858#700
18847#764
18835#891
18820–
188110#563
18808#682

Nicknames for Danial

Names like Danial

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

David Michael Joel Joseph Matthew James Adam Patrick Thomas Danny Jamie Billy

Other spellings of Danial

Danyal Danyaal

Names related to Danial

Daniel Daniyal Daniele Daniil Danilo Daniyaal Danniel Danil

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Danial: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danial, updated 20 October 2026.