How popular is the name Danielle?

Danielle ranks 109th among girls' names in US records, with 381,584 births since 1937. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,878.

Is Danielle a unisex name?

No. Danielle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1987, when 17,348 children were given the name. It has been in use for 88 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Daniele. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#109 of girl names

Pronounced D AE0 N Y EH1 L (ARPABET)

Danielle is a girls' name, and first appears in 1937. It has been given to 381,584 children — the 109th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 62% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1987, when 17,348 children were given it.

Daniele is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1987Girls: 17,348Boys: 97

These spellings sound identical to Danielle and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Danielle?: Danielle ranks 109th among girls' names in US records, with 381,584 births since 1937. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,878.
Is Danielle a unisex name?: No. Danielle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Danielle most popular?: 1987, when 17,348 children were given the name. It has been in use for 88 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Danielle spelled?: Daniele. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.