Danila
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dah-NEE-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Danila is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Danila mean?
Hebrew: Russian form of Daniel; also a feminine form in some languages
“God is my judge”
It comes from Daniel, the Old Testament prophet thrown into the lions' den.
Is Danila a girl's or a boy's name?
Danila is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danila in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Danila in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Danila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 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, 9 girls in the US were named Danila, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Danila in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Nicknames for Danila
- Danya 11 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Danila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zachary Oliver Jacob Musa Eesa Isaac Nathaniel Ibrahim Gabriel Harrison Charlie Noah
Names related to Danila
Daniel Daniyal Danyal Danial Daniele Daniil Danilo Daniyaal Daniela Danielle Daniella Danyla Danylah Daneli Daniyla
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Ethan Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana
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, “Danila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danila, updated 20 October 2026.