The baby name Daniel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 41,779 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Daniel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 899 |
| 1911 | 886 |
| 1912 | 1,710 |
| 1913 | 2,101 |
| 1914 | 2,657 |
| 1915 | 3,437 |
| 1916 | 3,717 |
| 1917 | 3,959 |
| 1918 | 4,451 |
| 1919 | 4,287 |
| 1920 | 4,654 |
| 1921 | 4,820 |
| 1922 | 5,050 |
| 1923 | 5,093 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1924 | 5,183 |
| 1925 | 5,243 |
| 1926 | 5,468 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1927 | 5,360 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1928 | 5,174 |
| 1929 | 5,097 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1930 | 5,545 |
| 1931 | 5,425 |
| 1932 | 5,221 |
| 1933 | 5,090 |
| 1934 | 5,266 |
| 1935 | 5,452 |
| 1936 | 5,882 |
| 1937 | 6,141 |
| 1938 | 6,520 |
| 1939 | 6,658 |
| 1940 | 7 |
| 1940 | 7,421 |
| 1941 | 8,498 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1942 | 10,527 |
| 1943 | 11,345 |
| 1944 | 11,484 |
| 1945 | 8 |
| 1945 | 12,038 |
| 1946 | 13,704 |
| 1947 | 15 |
| 1947 | 16,093 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1948 | 21,691 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1949 | 22,607 |
| 1950 | 11 |
| 1950 | 23,609 |
| 1951 | 5 |
| 1951 | 25,366 |
| 1952 | 28,301 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1953 | 29,474 |
| 1954 | 7 |
| 1954 | 30,987 |
| 1955 | 7 |
| 1955 | 35,325 |
| 1956 | 20 |
| 1956 | 34,775 |
| 1957 | 19 |
| 1957 | 34,134 |
| 1958 | 11 |
| 1958 | 32,169 |
| 1959 | 30 |
| 1959 | 29,958 |
| 1960 | 32 |
| 1960 | 32,054 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1961 | 29,852 |
| 1962 | 38 |
| 1962 | 29,842 |
| 1963 | 41 |
| 1963 | 29,563 |
| 1964 | 29 |
| 1964 | 28,498 |
| 1965 | 40 |
| 1965 | 30,161 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1966 | 26,488 |
| 1967 | 56 |
| 1967 | 25,444 |
| 1968 | 40 |
| 1968 | 24,973 |
| 1969 | 47 |
| 1969 | 26,444 |
| 1970 | 39 |
| 1970 | 25,866 |
| 1971 | 33 |
| 1971 | 23,827 |
| 1972 | 55 |
| 1972 | 24,227 |
| 1973 | 76 |
| 1973 | 25,921 |
| 1974 | 101 |
| 1974 | 25,763 |
| 1975 | 106 |
| 1975 | 25,604 |
| 1976 | 139 |
| 1976 | 26,374 |
| 1977 | 126 |
| 1977 | 32,096 |
| 1978 | 127 |
| 1978 | 29,877 |
| 1979 | 157 |
| 1979 | 31,986 |
| 1980 | 166 |
| 1980 | 34,031 |
| 1981 | 189 |
| 1981 | 32,003 |
| 1982 | 198 |
| 1982 | 33,402 |
| 1983 | 241 |
| 1983 | 37,422 |
| 1984 | 218 |
| 1984 | 37,226 |
| 1985 | 256 |
| 1985 | 35,535 |
| 1986 | 261 |
| 1986 | 41,779 |
| 1987 | 240 |
| 1987 | 36,291 |
| 1988 | 261 |
| 1988 | 34,897 |
| 1989 | 89 |
| 1989 | 35,013 |
| 1990 | 35 |
| 1990 | 32,647 |
| 1991 | 77 |
| 1991 | 29,678 |
| 1992 | 63 |
| 1992 | 29,966 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1993 | 29,859 |
| 1994 | 26 |
| 1994 | 29,391 |
| 1995 | 45 |
| 1995 | 27,343 |
| 1996 | 27 |
| 1996 | 25,456 |
| 1997 | 45 |
| 1997 | 24,023 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1998 | 23,210 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 1999 | 23,642 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2000 | 22,440 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2001 | 20,835 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2002 | 21,140 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2003 | 20,103 |
| 2004 | 46 |
| 2004 | 20,452 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2005 | 19,426 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2006 | 21,442 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2007 | 20,233 |
| 2008 | 21 |
| 2008 | 18,714 |
| 2009 | 20 |
| 2009 | 18,216 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2010 | 15,893 |
| 2011 | 15,687 |
| 2012 | 16,166 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2013 | 16,319 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2014 | 16,264 |
| 2015 | 16,317 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2016 | 16,331 |
| 2017 | 15,288 |
| 2018 | 13,300 |
| 2019 | 12,476 |
| 2020 | 8,441 |
| 2021 | 9,993 |
| 2022 | 9,754 |
| 2023 | 8,845 |
| 2024 | 8,588 |