Daniel

Meaning and origin of Daniel

Popularity of Daniel in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1946.
• Over recent years, Daniel has been stable (+0.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Daniel every 7.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Daniel in English-speaking countries

Daniel ranks 11^th in Ireland, 16^th in United States and 21^st in Ontario (Canada), against 161^st in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  11^th boys’ name738 babies in 3 years1 boy in 97−6.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  24^th boys’ name189 babies in 3 years1 boy in 135−10.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  21^st boys’ name966 babies in 3 years1 boy in 176−4.3% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  29^th boys’ name232 babies in 3 years1 boy in 192−6.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  16^th boys’ name24,913 babies in 3 years1 boy in 206−3.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  46^th boys’ name287 babies in 3 years1 boy in 209−9.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  45^th boys’ name219 babies in 3 years1 boy in 225−3.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  61^st boys’ name2,581 babies in 3 years1 boy in 320−8.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Daniel, Daniël and Dániel are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Daniëlabroad
• Dánielabroad
• Danyel5
• Daniele5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Daniel

• Djibril
• David
• Diego
• Noham
• Haroun
• Younes
• Ezra
• Mathys
• Moussa
• Ilyes
• Ayoub
• Elie

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin