Danyela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dan-YEL-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Danyela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Danyela mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Danyella, itself a variant of Daniella, the feminine of Daniel
“God is my judge”
Meaning borrowed from Danyella.
Is Danyela a girl's or a boy's name?
Danyela is a girls' name.
How popular is Danyela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Danyela in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Danyela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Nicknames for Danyela
- Dani 7 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Danyela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella Daniela Mckenna Briella Ivanna Eliza Sienna Elianna Eliana Makayla Gianna Ava
Names related to Danyela
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Danyela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/danyela, updated 20 October 2026.