Names / Unisex names
Danyal
Current rank
#6,894
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,035
in 1998
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
785
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,035 in 1998 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Danyal first shows up in American naming records in 1972, where it reads as a unisex name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 785 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.