Danyal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAN-yal
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,133 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Danyal is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Danyal mean?
Hebrew: 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.
Is Danyal a girl's or a boy's name?
Danyal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Danyal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Danyal, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 100 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Danyal since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Danyal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. 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 Danyal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #766, up from #1,133 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.
Danyal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 40 | #863 |
| 2023 | 43 | #827 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 39 | #878 |
| 2020 | 38 | #866 |
| 2019 | 33 | #970 |
| 2018 | 39 | #875 |
| 2017 | 50 | #755 |
| 2016 | 36 | #939 |
| 2015 | 35 | #946 |
| 2014 | 46 | #756 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 55 | #674 |
| 2010 | 52 | #679 |
| 2009 | 64 | #577 |
| 2008 | 61 | #598 |
| 2007 | 75 | #501 |
| 2006 | 80 | #449 |
| 2005 | 80 | #411 |
| 2004 | 90 | #362 |
| 2003 | 82 | #359 |
| 2002 | 100 | #312 |
| 2001 | 88 | #341 |
| 2000 | 64 | #401 |
| 1999 | 59 | #417 |
| 1998 | 54 | #447 |
| 1997 | 59 | #419 |
| 1996 | 45 | #462 |
How popular is Danyal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Danyal, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had fewer boys named Danyal than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Danyal in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danyal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Danyal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi Dylan Declan Aarav Dhruv Hamish Imran Ivaan Devansh Aiden Yuvraj River
Other spellings of Danyal
Names related to Danyal
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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, “Danyal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danyal, updated 20 October 2026.