Fun Facts About the Name Danielle
- An established favorite: Danielle held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 34 consecutive years, from 1971 through 2004.
- More than 373 thousand babies named Danielle: U.S. records list 373,684 babies given the name Danielle from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,895 boys received the name Danielle - about 1 boy for every 196 girls.
What Does the Name Danielle Mean?
Danielle is the French feminine form of Daniel, a name of Hebrew origin. The Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) is a sentence name: the element dan means "judge," the suffix -i means "my," and El means "God." The usual English rendering is "God is my judge" or "My judge is God." This is a literal translation of the Hebrew components. The Hebrew can also be understood as "God has judged," but the customary meaning is "God is my judge."
Danielle Name History & Origins
The name Daniel comes from the Hebrew Bible, where it is borne by the prophet Daniel in the Book of Daniel. The name was used in Jewish communities and later by Christians, and it passed into Greek as Δανιήλ (Daniēl) and into Latin as Daniel. The feminine form Danielle was created in French by adding the feminine suffix -elle to Daniel, following a pattern seen in other French feminine names such as Gabrielle from Gabriel. Danielle is used in France and other French-speaking regions, and it is also used as a feminine given name in English-speaking countries. Its development is tied to the masculine Daniel, but the feminine form has its own history as a distinct given name.
How Popular is the Name Danielle?
Danielle remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1971 to 2004. Its highest annual birth count was in 1987, and people born that year turn 39 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #549 | 550 | 0.0342% |
| 2024 | #523 | 588 | 0.0364% |
| 2023 | #494 | 619 | 0.0386% |
| 2022 | #474 | 671 | 0.0409% |
| 2021 | #440 | 707 | 0.0431% |
| 2020 | #447 | 691 | 0.0428% |
| 2019 | #432 | 739 | 0.0441% |
| 2018 | #381 | 818 | 0.0481% |
| 2017 | #351 | 916 | 0.0531% |
| 2016 | #331 | 997 | 0.0563% |
| 2015 | #295 | 1,091 | 0.0611% |
| 2014 | #263 | 1,246 | 0.0698% |
| 2013 | #259 | 1,239 | 0.0706% |
| 2012 | #232 | 1,377 | 0.0782% |
| 2011 | #207 | 1,500 | 0.0853% |
| 2010 | #195 | 1,607 | 0.0904% |
| 2009 | #167 | 1,935 | 0.1053% |
| 2008 | #141 | 2,397 | 0.1268% |
| 2007 | #122 | 2,779 | 0.1446% |
| 2006 | #116 | 2,900 | 0.1525% |
| 2005 | #102 | 3,133 | 0.1696% |
| 2004 | #91 | 3,530 | 0.1923% |
| 2003 | #82 | 3,865 | 0.2115% |
| 2002 | #71 | 4,205 | 0.2340% |
| 2001 | #63 | 4,791 | 0.2661% |
| 2000 | #48 | 6,091 | 0.3354% |
| 1999 | #43 | 6,754 | 0.3808% |
| 1998 | #41 | 7,368 | 0.4170% |
| 1997 | #34 | 8,034 | 0.4615% |
| 1996 | #29 | 9,285 | 0.5297% |
| 1995 | #24 | 10,653 | 0.6058% |
| 1994 | #20 | 12,454 | 0.6974% |
| 1993 | #18 | 12,992 | 0.7182% |
| 1992 | #18 | 14,098 | 0.7646% |
| 1991 | #17 | 13,618 | 0.7263% |
| 1990 | #18 | 14,339 | 0.7553% |
| 1989 | #17 | 15,366 | 0.8335% |
| 1988 | #17 | 16,254 | 0.9127% |
| 1987 | #14 | 17,009 | 0.9783% |
| 1986 | #16 | 14,943 | 0.8710% |
| 1985 | #18 | 15,417 | 0.8959% |
| 1984 | #16 | 15,670 | 0.9306% |
| 1983 | #29 | 10,634 | 0.6365% |
| 1982 | #31 | 10,203 | 0.6025% |
| 1981 | #30 | 10,039 | 0.6018% |
| 1980 | #33 | 8,845 | 0.5327% |
| 1979 | #33 | 7,980 | 0.4971% |
| 1978 | #31 | 7,983 | 0.5211% |
| 1977 | #31 | 7,616 | 0.4967% |
| 1976 | #33 | 7,364 | 0.5026% |
| 1975 | #42 | 6,412 | 0.4398% |
| 1974 | #40 | 6,629 | 0.4517% |
| 1973 | #49 | 5,648 | 0.3873% |
| 1972 | #73 | 4,201 | 0.2762% |
| 1971 | #99 | 3,718 | 0.2235% |
| 1970 | #114 | 3,368 | 0.1927% |
| 1969 | #111 | 3,172 | 0.1880% |
| 1968 | #133 | 2,406 | 0.1467% |
| 1967 | #197 | 1,617 | 0.0979% |
| 1966 | #227 | 1,316 | 0.0778% |
| 1965 | #235 | 1,305 | 0.0739% |
| 1964 | #276 | 1,053 | 0.0556% |
| 1963 | #363 | 689 | 0.0357% |
| 1962 | #378 | 616 | 0.0313% |
| 1961 | #373 | 665 | 0.0329% |
| 1960 | #552 | 313 | 0.0155% |
| 1959 | #692 | 209 | 0.0103% |
| 1958 | #801 | 157 | 0.0078% |
| 1957 | #724 | 191 | 0.0093% |
| 1956 | #641 | 221 | 0.0110% |
| 1955 | #684 | 187 | 0.0096% |
| 1954 | #718 | 166 | 0.0085% |
| 1953 | #666 | 181 | 0.0096% |
| 1952 | #660 | 181 | 0.0098% |
| 1951 | #810 | 122 | 0.0068% |
| 1950 | #909 | 96 | 0.0056% |
| 1949 | #815 | 115 | 0.0067% |
| 1948 | #821 | 112 | 0.0066% |
| 1947 | #748 | 131 | 0.0074% |
| 1946 | #683 | 136 | 0.0087% |
| 1945 | #774 | 93 | 0.0071% |
| 1944 | #946 | 67 | 0.0050% |
| 1943 | #967 | 67 | 0.0048% |
| 1942 | #1,037 | 57 | 0.0042% |
| 1941 | #911 | 65 | 0.0054% |
| 1940 | #1,189 | 38 | 0.0033% |
| 1939 | #811 | 72 | 0.0066% |
| 1938 | #731 | 88 | 0.0080% |
| 1937 | #2,984 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #9,037 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #11,136 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,906 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,169 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,086 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,012 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,462 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #3,093 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #5,329 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #4,956 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,555 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #4,092 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #3,399 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #2,724 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #2,998 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,046 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #2,408 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #2,129 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #2,060 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #1,924 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1991 | #1,835 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1990 | #1,308 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 1989 | #941 | 117 | 0.0058% |
| 1988 | #1,230 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 1987 | #1,101 | 76 | 0.0041% |
| 1986 | #1,004 | 85 | 0.0046% |
| 1985 | #884 | 105 | 0.0057% |
| 1984 | #959 | 85 | 0.0047% |
| 1983 | #1,082 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 1982 | #1,041 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 1981 | #1,062 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1980 | #1,005 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1979 | #1,051 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 1978 | #1,233 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1977 | #1,123 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 1976 | #1,129 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1975 | #1,261 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 1974 | #1,093 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1973 | #1,125 | 53 | 0.0034% |
| 1972 | #1,458 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 1971 | #1,606 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #1,627 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1969 | #2,236 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #2,348 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #3,317 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #3,606 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,650 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,173 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
