Danielle
Girl · dan-YEL · Hebrew
Danielle is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 549th for girls in the US (550 babies).
What does Danielle mean?
Hebrew: French feminine form of Daniel
“God is my judge”
The French feminine form of Daniel.
- Say it
- dan-YEL
More on Wiktionary.
Is Danielle a girl's or a boy's name?
Danielle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the UK and 550 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danielle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,368among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Danielle, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 814th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 2,962 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Danielle since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Danielle in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#27) and 1994 (#21).
Danielle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 41 | #928 |
| 2023 | 44 | #875 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,150 |
| 2021 | 33 | #1,109 |
| 2020 | 49 | #814 |
| 2019 | 48 | #839 |
| 2018 | 58 | #744 |
| 2017 | 52 | #817 |
| 2016 | 70 | #656 |
| 2015 | 103 | #468 |
| 2014 | 118 | #416 |
| 2013 | 144 | #354 |
| 2012 | 167 | #318 |
| 2011 | 218 | #254 |
| 2010 | 285 | #205 |
| 2009 | 334 | #180 |
| 2008 | 312 | #192 |
| 2007 | 365 | #169 |
| 2006 | 352 | #171 |
| 2005 | 399 | #151 |
| 2004 | 523 | #113 |
| 2003 | 575 | #101 |
| 2002 | 726 | #81 |
| 2001 | 864 | #67 |
| 2000 | 1,097 | #53 |
| 1999 | 1,402 | #44 |
| 1998 | 1,838 | #31 |
| 1997 | 2,415 | #27 |
| 1996 | 2,962 | #19 |
How popular is Danielle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #549among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 550about 1 in 2,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 550 girls in the US were named Danielle, making it the 549th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 448th. Its busiest year was 1987, with 17,010 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Danielle than any year since 1960.
Half of all the girls named Danielle in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 562 girls in the US were given Danielle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #539, up from #549 for this spelling alone.
Danielle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 550 | #549 |
| 2024 | 588 | #524 |
| 2023 | 621 | #494 |
| 2022 | 672 | #474 |
| 2021 | 709 | #438 |
| 2020 | 692 | #448 |
| 2019 | 739 | #432 |
| 2018 | 818 | #380 |
| 2017 | 917 | #351 |
| 2016 | 999 | #329 |
| 2015 | 1,092 | #295 |
| 2014 | 1,246 | #263 |
| 2013 | 1,239 | #259 |
| 2012 | 1,378 | #232 |
| 2011 | 1,500 | #207 |
| 2010 | 1,607 | #195 |
| 2009 | 1,935 | #167 |
| 2008 | 2,398 | #141 |
| 2007 | 2,779 | #122 |
| 2006 | 2,900 | #116 |
| 2005 | 3,133 | #102 |
| 2004 | 3,530 | #91 |
| 2003 | 3,865 | #82 |
| 2002 | 4,205 | #71 |
| 2001 | 4,791 | #63 |
| 2000 | 6,092 | #48 |
| 1999 | 6,753 | #43 |
| 1998 | 7,368 | #41 |
| 1997 | 8,034 | #34 |
| 1996 | 9,286 | #29 |
| 1995 | 10,653 | #24 |
| 1994 | 12,455 | #20 |
| 1993 | 12,992 | #18 |
| 1992 | 14,098 | #18 |
| 1991 | 13,619 | #17 |
| 1990 | 14,339 | #18 |
| 1989 | 15,366 | #17 |
| 1988 | 16,253 | #17 |
| 1987 | 17,010 | #14 |
| 1986 | 14,942 | #16 |
| 1985 | 15,417 | #18 |
| 1984 | 15,670 | #16 |
| 1983 | 10,634 | #29 |
| 1982 | 10,204 | #31 |
| 1981 | 10,038 | #30 |
| 1980 | 8,845 | #33 |
| 1979 | 7,981 | #33 |
| 1978 | 7,983 | #31 |
| 1977 | 7,616 | #31 |
| 1976 | 7,364 | #33 |
| 1975 | 6,412 | #42 |
| 1974 | 6,629 | #40 |
| 1973 | 5,648 | #49 |
| 1972 | 4,201 | #73 |
| 1971 | 3,716 | #99 |
| 1970 | 3,368 | #114 |
| 1969 | 3,172 | #111 |
| 1968 | 2,406 | #133 |
| 1967 | 1,617 | #197 |
| 1966 | 1,316 | #227 |
| 1965 | 1,306 | #235 |
| 1964 | 1,053 | #276 |
| 1963 | 689 | #363 |
| 1962 | 616 | #378 |
| 1961 | 666 | #373 |
| 1960 | 312 | #553 |
| 1959 | 209 | #692 |
| 1958 | 157 | #800 |
| 1957 | 191 | #722 |
| 1956 | 221 | #640 |
| 1955 | 187 | #683 |
| 1954 | 166 | #717 |
| 1953 | 181 | #665 |
| 1952 | 181 | #659 |
| 1951 | 122 | #809 |
| 1950 | 96 | #908 |
| 1949 | 115 | #812 |
| 1948 | 112 | #820 |
| 1947 | 131 | #746 |
| 1946 | 136 | #681 |
| 1945 | 93 | #773 |
| 1944 | 67 | #945 |
| 1943 | 67 | #965 |
| 1942 | 57 | #1,037 |
| 1941 | 65 | #911 |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,186 |
| 1939 | 72 | #811 |
| 1938 | 88 | #731 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,939 |
Nicknames for Danielle
Names like Danielle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Danielle
Names related to Danielle
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