Daniyaal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- da-nee-AL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Daniyaal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Daniyaal mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Daniyal; Arabic and Urdu form of Daniel
“God is my judge”
The Arabic and Urdu form of Daniel, who is honoured as a prophet in Islamic tradition.
Meaning borrowed from Daniyal.
Is Daniyaal a girl's or a boy's name?
Daniyaal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daniyaal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Daniyaal, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daniyaal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were given Daniyaal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
- Daniyal 31
- Daniyaal 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Daniyaal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Daniyaal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Ahmed Uzair Ibrahim Abdullah Muhammad Hassan Ismail Fahad Saif Musa Hammad
Other spellings of Daniyaal
Names related to Daniyaal
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daniyaal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daniyaal, updated 20 October 2026.