Girls' name · peaked in 1987
Danielle name popularity since 1925
373,698 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Danielle. Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Danielle is about 38 years old in 2026. Danielle peaked in 1987 as the #14 name for girls, and it ranked #549 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 373,698
- Named Danielle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #549
- for girls in 2025 (550 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% girls
- 371,803 girls · 1,895 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 1.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Danielle 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.
Danielle births per year, 1925–2025
1987 was the biggest year for Danielle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1959 and 1964, Danielle became 5.4× more common, from 1 in 9,680 baby girls to 1 in 1,800.
- Steepest fall: Between 1996 and 2001, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 189 to 1 in 376.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Danielle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Danielle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Danielle 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 | 169 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 881 | 0 | #774 |
| 1950s | 1,711 | 0 | #684 |
| 1960s | 13,153 | 56 | #235 |
| 1970s | 60,918 | 489 | #42 |
| 1980s | 134,379 | 836 | #18 |
| 1990s | 109,597 | 368 | #24 |
| 2000s | 35,628 | 125 | #102 |
| 2010s | 11,535 | 21 | #295 |
| 2020–25 | 3,832 | 0 | #549 |
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
57.3% of babies named Danielle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Danielle is most popular
The index compares Danielle'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 Danielle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1.74× | 968 |
| New Jersey | 1.73× | 17,871 |
| Delaware | 1.63× | 1,271 |
| Nevada | 1.60× | 2,137 |
| New Hampshire | 1.55× | 1,825 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Danielle 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle (this page) | 371,803 | 1987 |
| Danelle | 7,109 | 1974 |
| Danyelle | 5,769 | 1987 |
| Dannielle | 4,050 | 1987 |
| Daniele | 3,564 | 1976 |
| Daniell | 2,047 | 1984 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Danielle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Danielle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Danielle (1987).
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