Daniel is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #22 in 2025.
Daniel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #22 among boys (8,085) and #11,166 among girls (8) — overall #32 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,093 | 8,128 | #11,166 | #22 |
| 2024 | 8,436 | 8,475 | #9,708 | #16 |
| 2023 | 8,421 | 8,473 | #6,225 | #17 |
| 2022 | 9,132 | 9,180 | #9,194 | #14 |
| 2021 | 9,174 | 9,213 | #8,604 | #16 |
| 2020 | 9,549 | 9,590 | #6,133 | #14 |
| 2019 | 10,609 | 10,666 | #6,788 | #15 |
| 2018 | 11,315 | 11,404 | #6,314 | #15 |
| 2017 | 11,772 | 11,864 | #7,949 | #15 |
| 2016 | 13,021 | 13,128 | #5,324 | #13 |
| 2015 | 13,563 | 13,688 | #6,288 | #12 |
| 2014 | 13,986 | 14,136 | #5,348 | #10 |
| 2013 | 14,355 | 14,458 | #4,787 | #10 |
| 2012 | 14,323 | 14,451 | #6,668 | #11 |
| 2011 | 15,332 | 15,457 | #5,411 | #10 |
| 2010 | 15,899 | 16,034 | #4,773 | #8 |
| 2009 | 17,604 | 17,790 | #3,889 | #7 |
| 2008 | 19,082 | 19,250 | #3,335 | #5 |
| 2007 | 20,298 | 20,459 | #4,846 | #5 |
| 2006 | 20,129 | 20,305 | #3,421 | #6 |
| 2005 | 20,286 | 20,479 | #3,136 | #7 |
| 2004 | 21,094 | 21,284 | #2,294 | #7 |
| 2003 | 21,125 | 21,320 | #2,898 | #8 |
| 2002 | 21,390 | 21,574 | #3,536 | #10 |
| 2001 | 21,074 | 21,311 | #2,516 | #9 |
| 2000 | 22,401 | 22,609 | #2,434 | #9 |
| 1999 | 22,768 | 22,984 | #2,317 | #9 |
| 1998 | 23,239 | 23,470 | #2,015 | #12 |
| 1997 | 24,030 | — | #1,852 | #11 |
| 1996 | 25,204 | — | #1,899 | #11 |
| 1995 | 26,832 | — | #1,511 | #9 |
| 1994 | 28,196 | — | #1,296 | #8 |
| 1993 | 28,828 | — | #1,302 | #7 |
| 1992 | 29,304 | — | #1,190 | #7 |
| 1991 | 31,101 | — | #1,087 | #6 |
| 1990 | 33,979 | — | #1,157 | #5 |
| 1989 | 35,195 | — | #945 | #6 |
| 1988 | 34,998 | — | #686 | #8 |
| 1987 | 36,141 | — | #693 | #7 |
| 1986 | 36,861 | — | #641 | #6 |
| 1985 | 38,853 | — | #634 | #5 |
| 1984 | 36,800 | — | #648 | #6 |
| 1983 | 35,006 | — | #666 | #8 |
| 1982 | 32,907 | — | #687 | #10 |
| 1981 | 31,198 | — | #766 | #10 |
| 1980 | 30,107 | — | #757 | #11 |
| 1979 | 28,723 | — | #786 | #12 |
| 1978 | 26,618 | — | #837 | #11 |
| 1977 | 26,266 | — | #783 | #11 |
| 1976 | 24,874 | — | #807 | #10 |
| 1975 | 23,979 | — | #823 | #11 |
| 1974 | 23,986 | — | #856 | #11 |
| 1973 | 23,814 | — | #884 | #11 |
| 1972 | 22,224 | — | #930 | #15 |
| 1971 | 21,901 | — | #1,041 | #20 |
| 1970 | 23,622 | — | #1,145 | #19 |
| 1969 | 23,263 | — | #1,117 | #18 |
| 1968 | 22,115 | — | #1,023 | #18 |
| 1967 | 22,283 | — | #1,093 | #19 |
| 1966 | 23,344 | — | #1,244 | #19 |
| 1965 | 24,933 | — | #1,048 | #17 |
| 1964 | 24,418 | — | #1,268 | #19 |
| 1963 | 24,898 | — | #1,204 | #19 |
| 1962 | 25,643 | — | #1,082 | #17 |
| 1961 | 25,969 | — | #1,388 | #17 |
| 1960 | 26,023 | — | #1,239 | #17 |
| 1959 | 25,230 | — | #1,233 | #18 |
| 1958 | 25,685 | — | #1,305 | #16 |
| 1957 | 27,394 | — | #1,399 | #16 |
| 1956 | 26,711 | — | #1,402 | #18 |
| 1955 | 26,508 | — | #1,468 | #17 |
| 1954 | 25,317 | — | #1,565 | #18 |
| 1953 | 23,542 | — | #1,476 | #20 |
| 1952 | 23,449 | — | #1,788 | #20 |
| 1951 | 21,154 | — | #1,669 | #21 |
| 1950 | 19,233 | — | #1,380 | #21 |
| 1949 | 18,286 | — | #1,355 | #22 |
| 1948 | 16,558 | — | #1,330 | #22 |
| 1947 | 15,225 | — | #1,582 | #22 |
| 1946 | 12,900 | — | #1,534 | #21 |
| 1945 | 9,740 | — | #1,424 | #24 |
| 1944 | 9,340 | — | #1,619 | #25 |
| 1943 | 9,202 | — | #1,428 | #25 |
| 1942 | 8,535 | — | #1,564 | #28 |
| 1941 | 7,081 | — | #1,390 | #31 |
| 1940 | 6,248 | — | #1,644 | #34 |
| 1939 | 5,820 | — | #1,598 | #38 |
| 1938 | 5,610 | — | #1,449 | #39 |
| 1937 | 5,140 | — | #2,018 | #39 |
| 1936 | 4,835 | — | #1,814 | #41 |
| 1935 | 4,608 | — | #1,938 | #43 |
| 1934 | 4,524 | — | #1,614 | #42 |
| 1933 | 4,326 | — | #1,983 | #42 |
| 1932 | 4,468 | — | #1,831 | #42 |
| 1931 | 4,386 | — | #1,467 | #44 |
| 1930 | 4,488 | — | #1,672 | #47 |
| 1929 | 4,401 | — | #1,259 | #47 |
| 1928 | 4,460 | — | #1,317 | #47 |
| 1927 | 4,650 | — | #1,368 | #46 |
| 1926 | 4,547 | — | #1,456 | #46 |
| 1925 | 4,573 | — | #1,704 | #44 |
| 1924 | 4,432 | — | #1,577 | #47 |
| 1923 | 4,277 | — | #2,615 | #47 |
| 1922 | 4,306 | — | #1,911 | #47 |
| 1921 | 4,103 | — | #2,308 | #49 |
| 1920 | 3,915 | — | #2,092 | #52 |
| 1919 | 3,536 | — | #3,053 | #51 |
| 1918 | 3,745 | — | #1,977 | #52 |
| 1917 | 3,372 | — | #2,593 | #54 |
| 1916 | 3,160 | — | #2,699 | #55 |
| 1915 | 3,011 | — | #2,947 | #55 |
| 1914 | 2,339 | — | #1,830 | #55 |
| 1913 | 1,885 | — | #2,601 | #54 |
| 1912 | 1,530 | — | #2,705 | #53 |
| 1911 | 796 | — | — | #53 |
| 1910 | 692 | — | — | #53 |
| 1909 | 569 | — | — | #54 |
| 1908 | 530 | — | — | #54 |
| 1907 | 528 | — | — | #52 |
| 1906 | 506 | — | — | #48 |
| 1905 | 489 | — | #2,005 | #50 |
| 1904 | 472 | — | — | #49 |
| 1903 | 432 | — | — | #50 |
| 1902 | 501 | — | — | #45 |
| 1901 | 416 | — | — | #48 |
| 1900 | 605 | — | #1,608 | #44 |
| 1899 | 485 | — | — | #42 |
| 1898 | 523 | — | — | #45 |
| 1897 | 520 | — | — | #39 |
| 1896 | 561 | — | — | #38 |
| 1895 | 516 | — | — | #40 |
| 1894 | 515 | — | — | #41 |
| 1893 | 522 | — | — | #39 |
| 1892 | 533 | — | — | #41 |
| 1891 | 505 | — | — | #37 |
| 1890 | 505 | — | — | #39 |
| 1889 | 515 | — | — | #36 |
| 1888 | 566 | — | — | #35 |
| 1887 | 556 | — | — | #31 |
| 1886 | 555 | — | — | #33 |
| 1885 | 535 | — | — | #32 |
| 1884 | 573 | — | — | #32 |
| 1883 | 615 | — | — | #25 |
| 1882 | 594 | — | — | #29 |
| 1881 | 527 | — | — | #29 |
| 1880 | 643 | — | — | #25 |