Daniella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dan-YEL-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #643 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #468 for girls
Daniella is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 643rd for girls in the UK (64 babies) and 468th for girls in the US (657 babies).
What does Daniella mean?
Hebrew: feminine form of Daniel
“God is my judge”
A feminine form of Daniel, the Old Testament prophet of the lions' den.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Daniella a girl's or a boy's name?
Daniella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 64 girls in the UK and 657 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daniella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 643rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 64 about 1 in 4,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 64 girls in the UK were named Daniella, making it the 643rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 645th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 330 girls.
Half of all the girls named Daniella in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. 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 Daniella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #470, up from #643 for this spelling alone.
- Daniella 64
- Daniela 29
Among girls in 2025, it was 610th in England and Wales.
Daniella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #643 |
| 2024 | 69 | #612 |
| 2023 | 64 | #637 |
| 2022 | 60 | #680 |
| 2021 | 74 | #584 |
| 2020 | 64 | #645 |
| 2019 | 78 | #567 |
| 2018 | 76 | #593 |
| 2017 | 100 | #482 |
| 2016 | 112 | #438 |
| 2015 | 108 | #453 |
| 2014 | 131 | #378 |
| 2013 | 137 | #372 |
| 2012 | 135 | #388 |
| 2011 | 166 | #328 |
| 2010 | 162 | #320 |
| 2009 | 171 | #301 |
| 2008 | 170 | #309 |
| 2007 | 189 | #281 |
| 2006 | 186 | #279 |
| 2005 | 163 | #299 |
| 2004 | 177 | #270 |
| 2003 | 197 | #251 |
| 2002 | 187 | #248 |
| 2001 | 176 | #260 |
| 2000 | 237 | #203 |
| 1999 | 267 | #189 |
| 1998 | 249 | #192 |
| 1997 | 311 | #166 |
| 1996 | 330 | #150 |
How popular is Daniella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 468th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 657 about 1 in 2,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 657 girls in the US were named Daniella, making it the 468th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 413th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 1,171 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the girls named Daniella in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,672 girls in the US were given Daniella or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #219, up from #468 for this spelling alone.
Daniella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 657 | #468 |
| 2024 | 605 | #508 |
| 2023 | 717 | #431 |
| 2022 | 699 | #449 |
| 2021 | 732 | #432 |
| 2020 | 760 | #413 |
| 2019 | 770 | #405 |
| 2018 | 844 | #372 |
| 2017 | 932 | #347 |
| 2016 | 990 | #334 |
| 2015 | 1,022 | #317 |
| 2014 | 1,043 | #319 |
| 2013 | 1,100 | #290 |
| 2012 | 1,031 | #312 |
| 2011 | 1,141 | #280 |
| 2010 | 1,101 | #296 |
| 2009 | 1,062 | #308 |
| 2008 | 1,096 | #304 |
| 2007 | 1,171 | #288 |
| 2006 | 1,066 | #311 |
| 2005 | 1,022 | #313 |
| 2004 | 971 | #326 |
| 2003 | 968 | #322 |
| 2002 | 904 | #335 |
| 2001 | 783 | #378 |
| 2000 | 818 | #363 |
| 1999 | 786 | #372 |
| 1998 | 692 | #395 |
| 1997 | 636 | #412 |
| 1996 | 586 | #435 |
| 1995 | 615 | #421 |
| 1994 | 584 | #432 |
| 1993 | 589 | #426 |
| 1992 | 512 | #482 |
| 1991 | 421 | #555 |
| 1990 | 483 | #500 |
| 1989 | 451 | #517 |
| 1988 | 353 | #578 |
| 1987 | 367 | #546 |
| 1986 | 316 | #608 |
| 1985 | 268 | #673 |
| 1984 | 233 | #710 |
| 1983 | 191 | #811 |
| 1982 | 168 | #900 |
| 1981 | 164 | #912 |
| 1980 | 133 | #1,064 |
| 1979 | 139 | #1,015 |
| 1978 | 125 | #1,063 |
| 1977 | 115 | #1,110 |
| 1976 | 115 | #1,066 |
| 1975 | 90 | #1,252 |
| 1974 | 104 | #1,115 |
| 1973 | 119 | #995 |
| 1972 | 83 | #1,248 |
| 1971 | 72 | #1,445 |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,706 |
| 1969 | 76 | #1,290 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,834 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,751 |
| 1966 | 33 | #2,021 |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,635 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
Nicknames for Daniella
Names like Daniella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Francesca, Abigail, Gabriella, Michaela, Fatima, Samantha, Molly, Joanna, Eliana, Alexandra, Sienna
Other spellings of Daniella
Names related to Daniella
Danielle, Daniele, Dannielle, Danyelle, Danelle, Danyla, Danely, Danelly, Daneli
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Daniella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daniella, updated 20 October 2026.