Danial is an uncommon variant of Daniel that peaked in 1957 and has since faded.
Danial is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,402 for boy births in the United States (and #17,459 across all names), given to 9 babies. Danial was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (210 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,402 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,972 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,369 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,483 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,810 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,893 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,167 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,620 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,795 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,610 |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,805 |
| 2014 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,100 |
| 2013 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,679 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,313 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,531 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,016 |
| 2009 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,763 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,014 |
| 2007 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,655 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,548 |
| 2005 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,246 |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,251 |
| 2003 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,910 |
| 2002 | 56 | 56 | — | #1,979 |
| 2001 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,315 |
| 2000 | 56 | 56 | — | #1,878 |
| 1999 | 50 | 50 | — | #1,938 |
| 1998 | 56 | 56 | — | #1,797 |
| 1997 | 63 | — | — | #1,605 |
| 1996 | 85 | — | — | #1,293 |
| 1995 | 68 | — | — | #1,449 |
| 1994 | 79 | — | — | #1,312 |
| 1993 | 80 | — | — | #1,268 |
| 1992 | 86 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1991 | 86 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1990 | 99 | — | #13,461 | #1,102 |
| 1989 | 94 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1988 | 113 | — | #8,573 | #938 |
| 1987 | 115 | — | #10,129 | #898 |
| 1986 | 121 | — | #11,338 | #840 |
| 1985 | 116 | — | — | #833 |
| 1984 | 111 | — | #9,399 | #861 |
| 1983 | 115 | — | #7,450 | #844 |
| 1982 | 141 | — | — | #734 |
| 1981 | 120 | — | — | #802 |
| 1980 | 110 | — | #10,746 | #868 |
| 1979 | 122 | — | #8,231 | #814 |
| 1978 | 136 | — | #10,095 | #738 |
| 1977 | 134 | — | #8,688 | #757 |
| 1976 | 142 | — | #8,379 | #720 |
| 1975 | 145 | — | #8,212 | #704 |
| 1974 | 131 | — | #7,039 | #730 |
| 1973 | 171 | — | — | #606 |
| 1972 | 153 | — | — | #643 |
| 1971 | 140 | — | — | #700 |
| 1970 | 155 | — | — | #657 |
| 1969 | 144 | — | — | #657 |
| 1968 | 149 | — | — | #619 |
| 1967 | 165 | — | — | #589 |
| 1966 | 172 | — | — | #576 |
| 1965 | 210 | — | — | #531 |
| 1964 | 198 | — | — | #560 |
| 1963 | 189 | — | — | #573 |
| 1962 | 204 | — | — | #552 |
| 1961 | 194 | — | — | #564 |
| 1960 | 174 | — | — | #594 |
| 1959 | 187 | — | — | #570 |
| 1958 | 188 | — | — | #564 |
| 1957 | 210 | — | — | #535 |
| 1956 | 188 | — | — | #553 |
| 1955 | 187 | — | — | #542 |
| 1954 | 203 | — | — | #509 |
| 1953 | 161 | — | — | #559 |
| 1952 | 186 | — | — | #512 |
| 1951 | 155 | — | — | #545 |
| 1950 | 163 | — | — | #528 |
| 1949 | 132 | — | — | #591 |
| 1948 | 103 | — | — | #666 |
| 1947 | 94 | — | — | #708 |
| 1946 | 75 | — | — | #767 |
| 1945 | 56 | — | — | #839 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | — | #937 |
| 1943 | 47 | — | — | #980 |
| 1942 | 59 | — | — | #851 |
| 1941 | 34 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1940 | 52 | — | — | #873 |
| 1939 | 40 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1938 | 42 | — | — | #981 |
| 1937 | 35 | — | — | #1,098 |
| 1936 | 35 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1935 | 25 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1934 | 36 | — | — | #1,101 |
| 1933 | 41 | — | — | #999 |
| 1932 | 31 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1931 | 27 | — | — | #1,338 |
| 1930 | 37 | — | — | #1,155 |
| 1929 | 36 | — | — | #1,155 |
| 1928 | 28 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1927 | 45 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1926 | 39 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | — | #1,637 |
| 1923 | 27 | — | — | #1,434 |
| 1922 | 28 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1921 | 32 | — | — | #1,302 |
| 1920 | 32 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1917 | 28 | — | — | #1,300 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | — | #1,311 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | — | #1,672 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | — | #1,621 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,562 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,088 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,582 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,310 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,161 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #899 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #882 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #875 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1888 | 10 | — | — | #661 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #869 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #718 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #790 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #929 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | — | #570 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #696 |