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Danyal

Boy

Meaning of Danyal: Arabic: 'God is my judge'

Danyal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6530th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 814th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6530

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#814

40 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

785

First recorded 1972 · peak 2002

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 16 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 16 babies2018: 12 babies2019: 16 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 23 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Danyal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 28.

Gender split

78% boys · 22% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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