Daniil
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Slavic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Daniil is a boys' name of Slavic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Daniil mean?
Slavic
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Дании́л (Daniíl).
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Daniil a girl's or a boy's name?
Daniil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daniil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Daniil, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 23 boys.
2025 had more boys named Daniil than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Daniil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Daniil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Daniil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Daniil, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
2025 had fewer boys named Daniil than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Daniil in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daniil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Daniil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Zayan Muhammad Ayaan Yahya Zayaan Eesa Rayyan Arham Zayd Aahil Ibrahim
Names related to Daniil
Daniel Daniyal Danial Daniele Danilo Daniyaal Danil Danniel Daniell
More Slavic names
Mila Milan Vera Mira Nadia Milana Rayna Zora Milena Raina Damir Lev Siyana Vlad Lilyana Yuri
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, “Daniil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daniil, updated 20 October 2026.