Daniela
Girl · dan-YEL-a · Hebrew
Daniela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,186th for girls in the UK (29 babies) and 302nd for girls in the US (1,009 babies).
What does Daniela mean?
Hebrew: Spanish, Italian and Central European feminine of Daniel
“God is my judge”
The Spanish, Italian and Central European feminine form of Daniel.
- Say it
- dan-YEL-a
More on Wiktionary.
Is Daniela a girl's or a boy's name?
Daniela is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 girls in the UK and 1,009 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daniela in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,186among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 9,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were named Daniela, making it the 1,186th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 672nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 78 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Daniela since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Daniela in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 93 girls in the UK were given Daniela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #470, up from #1,186 for this spelling alone.
- Daniella 64
- Daniela 29
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,133rd in England and Wales.
Daniela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,186 |
| 2024 | 37 | #996 |
| 2023 | 43 | #892 |
| 2022 | 43 | #878 |
| 2021 | 45 | #860 |
| 2020 | 60 | #672 |
| 2019 | 61 | #692 |
| 2018 | 65 | #679 |
| 2017 | 61 | #727 |
| 2016 | 49 | #841 |
| 2015 | 60 | #723 |
| 2014 | 64 | #681 |
| 2013 | 55 | #771 |
| 2012 | 78 | #597 |
| 2011 | 55 | #748 |
| 2010 | 74 | #592 |
| 2009 | 62 | #652 |
| 2008 | 65 | #634 |
| 2007 | 61 | #639 |
| 2006 | 48 | #720 |
| 2005 | 49 | #687 |
| 2004 | 41 | #744 |
| 2003 | 51 | #623 |
| 2002 | 56 | #577 |
| 2001 | 49 | #610 |
| 2000 | 44 | #648 |
| 1999 | 65 | #503 |
| 1998 | 55 | #554 |
| 1997 | 57 | #533 |
| 1996 | 46 | #590 |
How popular is Daniela in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #302among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,009about 1 in 1,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,009 girls in the US were named Daniela, making it the 302nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 231st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 3,079 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
2025 had fewer girls named Daniela than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Daniela in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,672 girls in the US were given Daniela or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #219, up from #302 for this spelling alone.
Daniela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,009 | #302 |
| 2024 | 1,130 | #280 |
| 2023 | 1,231 | #252 |
| 2022 | 1,216 | #256 |
| 2021 | 1,177 | #265 |
| 2020 | 1,283 | #231 |
| 2019 | 1,408 | #218 |
| 2018 | 1,560 | #195 |
| 2017 | 1,590 | #197 |
| 2016 | 1,669 | #195 |
| 2015 | 1,643 | #201 |
| 2014 | 1,496 | #226 |
| 2013 | 1,438 | #223 |
| 2012 | 1,637 | #194 |
| 2011 | 1,870 | #169 |
| 2010 | 2,038 | #150 |
| 2009 | 2,364 | #136 |
| 2008 | 2,797 | #121 |
| 2007 | 3,079 | #108 |
| 2006 | 2,635 | #132 |
| 2005 | 2,654 | #122 |
| 2004 | 2,840 | #118 |
| 2003 | 3,076 | #112 |
| 2002 | 3,026 | #113 |
| 2001 | 2,020 | #160 |
| 2000 | 2,152 | #156 |
| 1999 | 2,193 | #146 |
| 1998 | 1,596 | #195 |
| 1997 | 1,340 | #223 |
| 1996 | 1,121 | #253 |
| 1995 | 1,024 | #267 |
| 1994 | 1,175 | #238 |
| 1993 | 1,254 | #222 |
| 1992 | 968 | #284 |
| 1991 | 814 | #327 |
| 1990 | 691 | #381 |
| 1989 | 648 | #388 |
| 1988 | 537 | #429 |
| 1987 | 562 | #404 |
| 1986 | 494 | #435 |
| 1985 | 417 | #489 |
| 1984 | 385 | #510 |
| 1983 | 342 | #546 |
| 1982 | 292 | #616 |
| 1981 | 255 | #679 |
| 1980 | 223 | #743 |
| 1979 | 193 | #818 |
| 1978 | 172 | #857 |
| 1977 | 196 | #769 |
| 1976 | 171 | #811 |
| 1975 | 143 | #910 |
| 1974 | 158 | #834 |
| 1973 | 151 | #851 |
| 1972 | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1971 | 99 | #1,164 |
| 1970 | 100 | #1,154 |
| 1969 | 107 | #1,059 |
| 1968 | 77 | #1,244 |
| 1967 | 75 | #1,227 |
| 1966 | 66 | #1,335 |
| 1965 | 77 | #1,226 |
| 1964 | 56 | #1,518 |
| 1963 | 32 | #2,093 |
| 1962 | 32 | #2,072 |
| 1961 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,306 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,971 |
| 1957 | 10 | #3,929 |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
Nicknames for Daniela
- Dani 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Daniela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Daniela
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