Baby name
POPULAR
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Daniel
/DAN · yul/
Meaning
“God is my judge”
Hebrew meaning 'God is my judge,' biblical patriarch and prophet. Anchor masculine name across cultures.
Nicknames
dan · danny · dani
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Daniel has remained top-10 globally since 1980s with remarkable consistency and no decline trajectory.
The cultural moment.
Worldwide steady; Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions show sustained high usage. Currently ranks #9 in Spain, #13 in Ireland, #22 in the US, #34 in Germany, #56 in the UK, #57 in Austria and #59 in Switzerland. It also ranks among the hundred most common given names in the world.