Danyaal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAN-yal
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Danyaal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Danyaal mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Danyal, itself a spelling of Daniyal, the Arabic and Urdu form of Daniel
“God is my judge”
A spelling of Daniyal, the Arabic and Urdu form of Daniel.
Meaning borrowed from Danyal.
Is Danyaal a girl's or a boy's name?
Danyaal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danyaal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Danyaal, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Danyaal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were given Danyaal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #766, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Danyaal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 28 | #973 |
| 2006 | 32 | #864 |
| 2005 | 35 | #778 |
| 2004 | 41 | #649 |
| 2003 | 44 | #582 |
| 2002 | 50 | #491 |
| 2001 | 46 | #498 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 36 | #585 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 24 | #741 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
Names like Danyaal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daniel, Hassan, Michael, Nathan, Bilal, Adam, Joseph, Samuel, Dylan, Jamal, Raja, Matthew
Other spellings of Danyaal
Names related to Danyaal
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Danyaal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danyaal, updated 20 October 2026.