Daniel
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Daniel is a Hebrew name meaning “God is my judge,” with Dan and Danny as nicknames. The biblical Daniel was an exiled Israelite who rose in Babylon by interpreting dreams and survived a night in the lion's den. Well-known Daniels include frontiersman Daniel Boone, writer Daniel Defoe, and actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Daniel Holland is the captain who leads an expedition into the anomaly in The Black Hole (1979).
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Usage of Daniel in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Daniel against each list of names.
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Hawaiian
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Hungarian
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Italian
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Japanese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Daniel is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Daniel in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,085 boys were named Daniel, making it the #22 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 1,982,812 boys have been named Daniel, with the most (38,559) in 1985. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Alaska and Hawaii.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Daniel in other languages
- Danilo Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish
- Dannie English, Hebrew
- Danny Dutch, English
- Даниил Bulgarian, Russian
- Daan Dutch
- Danial English
- Daniele Italian
- Danijel Slovenian
- Daniël Dutch
- Daníel Icelandic
- Deiniol Welsh
- Dániel Hungarian
- Taneli Finnish
- Даниел Bulgarian
- Данило Ukrainian
- דניאיל Hebrew
Daniel name days
- December 17 Czech Republic
- December 11 France
- December 11 Norway
- July 21 Slovakia
- December 11 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Daniel
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Daniel, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Daniel | 2024 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Tropical storm Daniel | 2018 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Daniel (Category 3) | 2012 | Eastern Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Daniel (Category 4) | 2006 | Eastern Pacific | 241 km/h |
| Hurricane Daniel (Category 3) | 2000 | Eastern Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Tropical storm Daniel | 1994 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Daniel | 1988 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Daniel (Category 3) | 1982 | Eastern Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Daniel (Category 3) | 1978 | Eastern Pacific | 185 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Daniel
There are 164 towns and villages with Daniel in their name, in 30 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 49🇧🇷 Brazil 20🇺🇸 United States 18🇲🇿 Mozambique 15🇲🇼 Malawi 13🇿🇲 Zambia 8🇳🇬 Nigeria 6🇨🇴 Colombia 3
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Daniel | Utah, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,058 | Map |
| Daniel Camarena | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 792 | Map |
| Sankt Daniel | Carinthia, 🇦🇹 Austria | 266 | Map |
| Daniel | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | 150 | Map |
| Case Daniel | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 60 | Map |
| San Daniel | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 37 | Map |
| San Daniel | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Daniel Ayala | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | Map |
| Daniel Neyoy | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | Map |
| Daniel Solís | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Daniel
There are 43 lakes and reservoirs with Daniel in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 26🇺🇸 United States 16🇫🇷 France 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Daniel Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Daniel Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Daniel Lake | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Daniel Lake | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Daniel Lake | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Daniel Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Daniel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Daniel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Daniel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Daniel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Daniel songs
41 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Daniel in their title. The best known:
- Daniel – Elton John (1973)
- Daniel Variations – Steve Reich (2006)
- Daniel – Bat for Lashes (2009)
- Daniel and the Sacred Harp – The Band (1970)
- Daniel
- Daniel ungersven
- Heidi / Daniel e Bebel – Elisabetta Viviani (1978)
- Vesle Daniel
- W. Lee O'Daniel (and the Light Crust Dough Boys) – Johnny Cash (1987)
- A la vall de Sant Daniel – Josep Baró i Güell
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Daniel
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Daniel.
Daniel Abt
Daniel Akhtyamov
Daniel Alexander Kessler
Daniel Alexandersson
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Fictional characters named Daniel
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Daniel as a pet name
FurryName has found 57 dogs named Daniel in public pet registers, making it the #2,597 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (2), Framingham (1), Worcester (1). Daniel as a dog name →
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