Daniele
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- dan-YEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Daniele is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Daniele mean?
Hebrew: Italian masculine form of Daniel; also a spelling of Danielle
“God is my judge”
In Italy Daniele is the masculine form of Daniel; in the US it is also a spelling of Danielle.
Is Daniele a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Daniele has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 6 girls in the US.
How popular is Daniele in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Daniele, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daniele in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 27% of the babies named Daniele in the UK in 1996, and 64% in 2022.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Daniele in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Daniele in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Daniele, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 1976, with 136 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
2025 had more girls named Daniele than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Daniele in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 562 girls in the US were given Daniele or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #539, up from #13,203 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 86% of the babies named Daniele in the US in 1964, and 67% in 2008.
Daniele in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 40 | #3,329 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,524 |
| 1998 | 64 | #2,218 |
| 1997 | 69 | #2,042 |
| 1996 | 64 | #2,122 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,680 |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,507 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,536 |
| 1992 | 95 | #1,611 |
| 1991 | 98 | #1,558 |
| 1990 | 108 | #1,441 |
| 1989 | 122 | #1,285 |
| 1988 | 120 | #1,238 |
| 1987 | 131 | #1,132 |
| 1986 | 106 | #1,272 |
| 1985 | 102 | #1,310 |
| 1984 | 93 | #1,315 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,644 |
| 1982 | 82 | #1,461 |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,674 |
| 1980 | 86 | #1,419 |
| 1979 | 86 | #1,420 |
| 1978 | 79 | #1,454 |
| 1977 | 100 | #1,214 |
| 1976 | 136 | #939 |
| 1975 | 122 | #998 |
| 1974 | 122 | #994 |
| 1973 | 112 | #1,038 |
| 1972 | 85 | #1,236 |
| 1971 | 70 | #1,467 |
| 1970 | 70 | #1,452 |
| 1969 | 95 | #1,139 |
| 1968 | 88 | #1,147 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,702 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,882 |
| 1965 | 45 | #1,672 |
| 1964 | 31 | #2,150 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 18 | #2,921 |
| 1961 | 10 | #4,238 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,971 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,535 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
Nicknames for Daniele
- Dani 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Daniele
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam Jamie Nathan Jesse Matthew Jake Aaron Joshua Dylan Luke Ryan Benjamin
Other spellings of Daniele
Names related to Daniele
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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, “Daniele: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daniele, updated 20 October 2026.