How Many People Are Named Danyal?
people named Danyal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 445,612 people in the US has this name
Based on 785 babies named Danyal in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Turkish form of DANIEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Danyal, 22% were girls and 78% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Danyal fell from 85% in the 1970s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Danyal alive today is about 24 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Danyal first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2002, to 28 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Danyal has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,032, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #6,890. Among girls, its best rank was #3,182, in 1975.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,890 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,032 (1998) | #3,182 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,506 in the 2000s | #6,095 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Danyal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Danyal were born in New York than in any other state: about 60 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Danyal was given about 10.1 times as often in New York.
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