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Daniel

“God is my judge” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #22 in the US (2025) · 80s

Daniel has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #5 (1985) · 1,982,812 babies named Daniel all-time · 1 in 210 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #4 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #6 in Mexico (2022) · #10 in Czechia (2025) · #12 in Spain (2024) · #14 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Daniels

• Daniel Defoe — English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)
• Daniel Radcliffe — British actor and film producer (born 1989)
• Daniel Craig — English actor
• Daniel Day-Lewis — British actor
• Daniel Ortega — Nicaraguan politician

In stories & tradition

• Daniel — Book of Daniel · Susanna and the Elders
• Daniel Jackson — Stargate · Stargate SG-1
• Daniel (Iron Fist) — Marvel Premiere

What Daniels become

Among 22,408 notable people named Daniel:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Daniel Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and physicist (1700-1782).

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