Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 Danielle
/dan · YEL/
Meaning
“God is my judge”
French feminine form of Daniel, from Hebrew Daniyyel meaning 'God is my judge'.
Nicknames
dani · elle
Vibe
warmelegant
How it ages.
Classic and dependable, had a strong run in the 1980s–90s but is now heading toward vintage.
The cultural moment.
Less common for babies now than in its peak decades; still warm and recognizable.