Deniel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEN-yel
- Origin
- Hebrew
Deniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my judge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Deniel mean?
Hebrew: probably a spelling of Daniel
“God is my judge”
Variant of Daniel; in the Bible, Daniel survives a night in the lions' den.
Is Deniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Deniel is a boys' name.
How popular is Deniel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Deniel in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Deniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Declan, Deacon, Eliel, Cohen, Adriel, Ezekiel, Kayden, Jaziel, Azriel, Gael, Aiden
Names related to Deniel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Deniel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deniel, updated 20 October 2026.