girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Daniela

Meaning A female given name from Hebrew Gender Girl Rank 2025 #302 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

A female given name from Hebrew.

Rank 2025
#302
among girls · ↓22 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,009
named Daniela · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,593
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
3,084 babies
All-time total
68,682
#484 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Daniela popularity over time

68,682 babies have been named Daniela since 1947, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 8 – 8 1 – #4,064
1950s 71 – 71 7 +787% #2,993
1960s 571 – 571 57 +704% #1,059
1970s 1,495 – 1,495 150 +162% #770
1980s 4,155 28 4,183 418 +180% #388
1990s 12,176 62 12,238 1,224 +193% #146
2000s 26,643 73 26,716 2,672 +118% #108
2010s 16,349 – 16,349 1,635 -39% #150
2020s (to 2025) 7,046 5 7,051 1,175 -28% #231

Where Daniela is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 972 0.61 #313
2027 942 0.59 #325
2028 918 0.57 #335
2029 897 0.56 #340
2030 880 0.55 #347

Where Daniela is most popular

Girls named Daniela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.710 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Nevada, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Daniela born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 17 1.43 +102%
Nevada 66 1.42 +100%
Texas 1,122 1.39 +96%
California 1,133 1.35 +90%
Maryland 133 1.26 +77%
Arizona 172 1.23 +73%
Florida 455 1.06 +50%
New Jersey 182 1.01 +42%
Connecticut 56 0.963 +36%
Washington 129 0.893 +26%
New York 348 0.879 +24%
Illinois 196 0.856 +21%
Georgia 188 0.828 +16%
Colorado 91 0.815 +15%
New Mexico 19 0.781 +10%
Massachusetts 94 0.777 +9%
Virginia 128 0.751 +6%
North Carolina 165 0.725 ≈ national
Oklahoma 53 0.720 ≈ national
Oregon 46 0.706 ≈ national
Tennessee 110 0.694 ≈ national
Nebraska 23 0.640 -10%
Idaho 20 0.598 -16%
Alabama 54 0.575 -19%
Iowa 33 0.565 -20%
South Carolina 50 0.556 -22%
Delaware 6 0.529 -26%
Indiana 67 0.477 -33%
Kentucky 39 0.456 -36%
Utah 35 0.421 -41%
Kansas 24 0.416 -41%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -44%
Louisiana 34 0.388 -45%
Pennsylvania 82 0.347 -51%
Wisconsin 35 0.340 -52%
Ohio 76 0.320 -55%
Michigan 56 0.307 -57%
Minnesota 33 0.306 -57%
Missouri 33 0.274 -61%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -62%
Arkansas 11 0.208 -71%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -85%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Daniela

Daniela is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #302 in 2025 with 1,009 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 68,682 American babies have been named Daniela. Its peak came in 2003, when 3,084 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daniela stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daniela?

The median living Daniela is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 26. An estimated 68 thousand people named Daniela are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daniela year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,009 #302 – –
2024 1,130 #280 – –
2023 1,231 #252 – –
2022 1,216 #256 5 #12,750
2021 1,177 #265 – –
2020 1,283 #231 – –
2019 1,408 #218 – –
2018 1,560 #195 – –
2017 1,590 #197 – –
2016 1,669 #196 – –
2015 1,643 #201 – –
2014 1,496 #226 – –
2013 1,438 #223 – –
2012 1,637 #194 – –
2011 1,870 #169 – –
2010 2,038 #150 – –
2009 2,364 #136 5 #12,896
2008 2,797 #121 8 #9,168
2007 3,079 #108 – –
2006 2,635 #132 6 #10,964
2005 2,654 #122 8 #8,460
2004 2,840 #118 6 #10,244
2003 3,076 #112 8 #8,011
2002 3,026 #113 11 #6,170
2001 2,020 #160 14 #5,185
2000 2,152 #156 7 #8,384
1995 1,024 #267 8 #6,517
1990 691 #381 11 #4,735
1985 417 #490 – –
1980 223 #743 – –
1975 143 #910 – –
1970 100 #1,157 – –
1965 77 #1,229 – –
1960 26 #2,320 – –
1955 7 #4,826 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Daniela

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Daniela Ruah Daniela Ruah American-Portuguese actress and director b. 1983 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Daniela Bianchi Daniela Bianchi Italian actress (born 1942) Contemporary
  3. 3 Daniela Bobadilla Daniela Bobadilla Canadian actress (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová Slovak tennis player (born 1983) Contemporary
  5. 5 Daniela Romo Daniela Romo Mexican singer, actress and TV hostess (born 1959) Contemporary
  6. 6 Daniela Castro Daniela Castro Mexican actress and singer (born 1969) Contemporary
  7. 7 Daniela Peštová Daniela Peštová Czech model (born 1970) Contemporary
  8. 8 Daniela Silivaș Daniela Silivaș Romanian artistic gymnast (born 1972) Contemporary
  9. 9 Daniela Vega Daniela Vega Chilean actress and mezzo-soprano singer (born 1989) Contemporary
  10. 10 Daniela Ceccarelli Daniela Ceccarelli Italian alpine skier b. 1975 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Daniela Mercury Daniela Mercury Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1965) Contemporary
  12. 12 Daniela Escobar Daniela Escobar Brazilian actress (born 1969) Contemporary
  13. 13 Daniela Dessì Daniela Dessì Italian operatic soprano 1957–2016 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Daniela Iraschko-Stolz Daniela Iraschko-Stolz Austrian ski jumper (born 1983) Contemporary
  15. 15 Daniela Hunger Daniela Hunger German swimmer (born 1972) Contemporary
  16. 16 Daniela Anschütz-Thoms Daniela Anschütz-Thoms German speed skater b. 1974 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Daniela Samulski Daniela Samulski German swimmer 1984–2018 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Daniela Sruoga Daniela Sruoga Argentine field hockey player (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daniela, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daniela?

The median living Daniela is about 19 years old. Half of all living Danielas are between 12 and 26 years old.

How many people named Daniela are alive today?

An estimated 68 thousand people named Daniela are alive in the United States, based on 68,682 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Daniela mean?

A female given name from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Daniela in 2025?

Daniela ranked #302 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,009 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daniela?

68,682 babies have been named Daniela in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daniela most popular?

Daniela peaked in 2003, when 3,084 newborns received the name.

Is Daniela a boy or girl name?

Daniela is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daniela rising or falling?

Daniela is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Daniela become more popular?

Daniela is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 880 girls named Daniela in 2030, which would rank around #347. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Daniela?

Well-known people named Daniela include Daniela Ruah (actor), Daniela Bianchi (actor), Daniela Bobadilla (actor).

Names like Daniela

Names that sound and feel close to Daniela: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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