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boys' name ★ peaked 2010

Daniyal

Meaning Daniyal is a given name and surname which may also refer to: Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,739 Trend → Stable

Daniyal is a given name and surname which may also refer to:

Rank 2025
#4,739
among boys · ↓920 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Daniyal · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 81,337
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2010
47 babies
All-time total
815
#5,842 all-time among boys
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Daniyal popularity over time

815 babies have been named Daniyal since 1991, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1950s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 63 6 – #5,211
2000s 228 23 +262% #3,064
2010s 359 36 +57% #2,594
2020s (to 2025) 165 28 -23% #3,553

Where Daniyal is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Daniyal

Daniyal is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,739 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 815 American babies have been named Daniyal. Its peak came in 2010, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Daniyal stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daniyal?

The median living Daniyal is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 18. An estimated 800 people named Daniyal are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Daniyal year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #4,739
2024 29 #3,819
2023 32 #3,580
2022 32 #3,553
2021 28 #3,833
2020 23 #4,306
2019 36 #3,213
2018 25 #4,113
2017 28 #3,796
2016 37 #3,120
2015 36 #3,167
2014 33 #3,316
2013 31 #3,426
2012 42 #2,829
2011 44 #2,712
2010 47 #2,594
2009 37 #3,119
2008 38 #3,064
2007 28 #3,708
2006 22 #4,254
2005 24 #3,837
2004 16 #5,062
2003 13 #5,623
2002 28 #3,201
2001 15 #4,936
2000 7 #8,385
1995 8 #6,518
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Famous people named Daniyal

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

  1. 1 Daniyal Akhmetov Daniyal Akhmetov Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan b. 1954 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Daniyal?

The median living Daniyal is about 13 years old. Half of all living Daniyals are between 7 and 18 years old.

How many people named Daniyal are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Daniyal are alive in the United States, based on 815 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Daniyal mean?

Daniyal is a given name and surname which may also refer to:

How popular is the name Daniyal in 2025?

Daniyal ranked #4,739 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daniyal?

815 babies have been named Daniyal in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daniyal most popular?

Daniyal peaked in 2010, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Daniyal a boy or girl name?

Daniyal is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daniyal rising or falling?

Daniyal has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Daniyal become more popular?

Daniyal looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 boys named Daniyal in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Daniyal?

Well-known people named Daniyal include Daniyal Akhmetov (politician).

Names like Daniyal

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

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