Trend of the Popularity of Daniel as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 8,085 male babies that were named Daniel in the US, which was 0.47% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Daniel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1985 with a count of 38,559 babies, which was 2.09% of the total male babies born in the US in 1985.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Daniel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Daniel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Daniel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Daniel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Daniel from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Daniel as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	29888	1.68
1981	30985	1.73
1982	32652	1.80
1983	34748	1.94
1984	36531	2.02
1985	38559	2.09
1986	36573	1.99
1987	35876	1.92
1988	34718	1.81
1989	35007	1.75
1990	33830	1.65
1991	30935	1.53
1992	29157	1.46
1993	28698	1.46
1994	28065	1.45
1995	26728	1.40
1996	25128	1.33
1997	23950	1.27
1998	23165	1.21
1999	22704	1.18
2000	22338	1.14
2001	21013	1.08
2002	21352	1.10
2003	21072	1.07
2004	21018	1.06
2005	20236	1.01
2006	20082	0.98
2007	20268	0.98
2008	19032	0.93
2009	17564	0.89
2010	15869	0.83
2011	15307	0.81
2012	14304	0.75
2013	14326	0.76
2014	13961	0.73
2015	13543	0.71
2016	12996	0.69
2017	11758	0.64
2018	11296	0.62
2019	10592	0.59
2020	9530	0.55
2021	9162	0.52
2022	9121	0.52
2023	8402	0.49
2024	8426	0.49
2025	8085	0.47