Daniyal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- da-nee-AL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,055 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Daniyal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Daniyal mean?
Hebrew: 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.
Is Daniyal a girl's or a boy's name?
Daniyal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daniyal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,055th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Daniyal, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 710th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 129 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daniyal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 34 boys in the UK were given Daniyal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #1,055 for this spelling alone.
- Daniyal 31
- Daniyaal 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales.
Daniyal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 38 | #904 |
| 2021 | 53 | #738 |
| 2020 | 53 | #710 |
| 2019 | 64 | #630 |
| 2018 | 71 | #581 |
| 2017 | 83 | #530 |
| 2016 | 92 | #488 |
| 2015 | 76 | #562 |
| 2014 | 95 | #475 |
| 2013 | 102 | #446 |
| 2012 | 82 | #516 |
| 2011 | 99 | #441 |
| 2010 | 129 | #361 |
| 2009 | 88 | #471 |
| 2008 | 88 | #463 |
| 2007 | 38 | #796 |
| 2006 | 55 | #589 |
| 2005 | 66 | #481 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 28 | #750 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 26 | #743 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Daniyal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Daniyal, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer boys named Daniyal than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Daniyal in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daniyal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,056 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
Names like Daniyal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Musa, Muhammad, Zakariya, Ayaan, Ismail, Yahya, Abdullah, Mustafa, Aarav, Rayyan, Eesa
Other spellings of Daniyal
Names related to Daniyal
Daniel, Danyal, Danial, Danyaal, Daniele, Daniil, Danilo, Danylo, Danniel, Danyel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Daniyal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daniyal, updated 20 October 2026.