Girls' name · peaked in 2002
Daniela name popularity since 1925
68,682 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Daniela. Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Daniela is about 21 years old in 2026. Daniela peaked in 2002 as the #113 name for girls, and it ranked #302 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 68,682
- Named Daniela, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #302
- for girls in 2025 (1,009 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 68,514 girls · 168 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Daniela made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Daniela births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Daniela peaked in 2002.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Daniela became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 3,320 baby girls to 1 in 1,440.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 676 to 1 in 1,220.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Daniela's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Daniela.
Decade by decade
Babies named Daniela in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 8 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 71 | 0 | #4,826 |
| 1960s | 571 | 0 | #1,229 |
| 1970s | 1,495 | 0 | #910 |
| 1980s | 4,155 | 28 | #490 |
| 1990s | 12,176 | 62 | #267 |
| 2000s | 26,643 | 73 | #122 |
| 2010s | 16,349 | 0 | #201 |
| 2020–25 | 7,046 | 5 | #302 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.5% of babies named Daniela from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Daniela is most popular
The index compares Daniela's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Daniela.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.06× | 734 |
| Arizona | 2.66× | 2,318 |
| California | 2.51× | 17,922 |
| Texas | 2.46× | 13,002 |
| Florida | 2.06× | 5,013 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Daniela and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Daniela (this page) | 68,514 | 2002 |
| Daniella | 33,889 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Daniela's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Daniela.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Daniela (2002).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data