Daniel Name Popularity

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How popular is Daniel?

In 2018 the very popular name Daniel, ranked the 15th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Daniel has been a top 100 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 5, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1985 and as recently as 2008.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1985 with 38,542 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Daniel in any given year was 416 in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1907-1918, 1934-1955, and 1974-1985, the name Daniel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1961-1967, 1985-2001, and 2004-2017.

The popularity trend for Daniel has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Daniel has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Daniel?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Daniel is a huge favorite but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Daniel (Girl)		Daniel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	6,275	11,173	15
2017		14	7,929	11,691	15
2016		24	5,480	12,944	13
2015		19	6,499	13,506	12
2014		25	5,340	13,937	10
2013		29	4,779	14,298	10
2012		19	6,649	14,279	11
2011		25	5,402	15,291	10
2010		30	4,764	15,843	8
2009		40	3,887	17,542	7
2008		50	3,333	19,005	5
2007		30	4,842	20,251	5
2006		47	3,418	20,065	6
2005		50	3,133	20,211	7
2004		76	2,292	20,983	7
2003		53	2,897	21,039	8
2002		38	3,536	21,316	10
2001		61	2,516	20,989	9
2000		63	2,434	22,319	9
1999		64	2,317	22,694	9
1998		74	2,015	23,155	12
1997		80	1,850	23,944	11
1996		76	1,899	25,116	11
1995		105	1,502	26,722	9
1994		130	1,305	28,060	8
1993		130	1,302	28,685	7
1992		147	1,190	29,148	7
1991		166	1,087	30,917	6
1990		148	1,163	33,818	5
1989		188	945	35,001	6
1988		281	683	34,700	8
1987		264	694	35,865	7
1986		288	641	36,574	6
1985		295	632	38,542	5
1984		269	647	36,533	6
1983		258	667	34,750	8
1982		255	687	32,653	10
1981		213	767	30,994	10
1980		219	757	29,894	11
1979		202	786	28,529	12
1978		177	837	26,446	11
1977		192	783	26,077	11
1976		172	808	24,720	10
1975		165	822	23,822	11
1974		153	854	23,838	11
1973		142	884	23,695	11
1972		132	931	22,111	15
1971		116	1,040	21,785	20
1970		101	1,144	23,530	19
1969		98	1,116	23,175	18
1968		103	1,023	22,015	18
1967		91	1,092	22,209	19
1966		75	1,243	23,270	19
1965		100	1,048	24,846	17
1964		76	1,268	24,352	19
1963		83	1,202	24,821	19
1962		100	1,082	25,547	17
1961		65	1,386	25,882	17
1960		78	1,240	25,952	17
1959		75	1,235	25,134	18
1958		66	1,304	25,610	16
1957		57	1,397	27,307	16
1956		56	1,400	26,629	18
1955		48	1,467	26,445	17
1954		43	1,540	25,262	18
1953		44	1,476	23,505	20
1952		31	1,787	23,424	20
1951		33	1,670	21,121	21
1950		44	1,380	19,191	21
1949		46	1,355	18,235	22
1948		48	1,329	16,507	22
1947		36	1,582	15,190	22
1946		33	1,534	12,868	21
1945		32	1,424	9,705	24
1944		26	1,618	9,314	25
1943		34	1,427	9,167	25
1942		28	1,565	8,505	28
1941		31	1,389	7,051	31
1940		23	1,644	6,221	34
1939		23	1,597	5,796	38
1938		27	1,449	5,583	39
1937		16	2,017	5,123	39
1936		18	1,814	4,815	42
1935		17	1,938	4,590	43
1934		22	1,614	4,499	42
1933		16	1,983	4,312	42
1932		19	1,831	4,449	42
1931		26	1,466	4,359	44
1930		23	1,672	4,465	47
1929		35	1,259	4,369	47
1928		34	1,317	4,434	47
1927		35	1,368	4,617	46
1926		31	1,456	4,515	46
1925		25	1,704	4,550	44
1924		29	1,577	4,403	47
1923		13	2,615	4,265	47
1922		21	1,911	4,284	47
1921		16	2,308	4,088	49
1920		18	2,092	3,896	52
1919		10	3,054	3,528	51
1918		19	1,977	3,726	52
1917		12	2,593	3,360	54
1916		11	2,699	3,149	55
1915		9	2,947	3,002	55
1914		14	1,830	2,325	55
1913		7	2,601	1,878	54
1912		6	2,705	1,524	53
1911		< 5	--	796	53
1910		< 5	--	692	53
1909		< 5	--	569	54
1908		< 5	--	530	54
1907		< 5	--	528	52
1906		< 5	--	506	48
1905		5	2,005	484	50
1904		< 5	--	472	49
1903		< 5	--	432	50
1902		< 5	--	501	45
1901		< 5	--	416	48
1900		7	1,609	598	44
1899		< 5	--	485	42
1898		< 5	--	523	45
1897		< 5	--	520	39
1896		< 5	--	561	38
1895		< 5	--	516	40
1894		< 5	--	515	41
1893		< 5	--	522	39
1892		< 5	--	533	41
1891		< 5	--	505	37
1890		< 5	--	505	39
1889		< 5	--	515	36
1888		< 5	--	566	35
1887		< 5	--	556	31
1886		< 5	--	555	33
1885		< 5	--	535	32
1884		< 5	--	573	32
1883		< 5	--	615	25
1882		< 5	--	594	29
1881		< 5	--	527	29
1880		< 5	--	643	25

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.