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How popular is the name Daniel?
Births per year, rank history and how many Daniels are alive today.
Daniel (male) is currently the 59th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 877 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1984, when around 11,000 babies were given the name, the 4th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 1996, with 10,338 babies given the name that year. Daniel's popularity is double-peaked: popular in the early 1900s and stronger still at its peak in the 1990s. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 150,000 babies have been named Daniel in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Daniel include Danny and Dan.
The Daniel you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Daniels born in England and Wales are between 28 and 47, and there are at least 370,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 71% chance that at least one of them will be called Daniel.
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Daniel most popular?
Daniel peaked in 1984, when around 11,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Daniel?
At least 370,000 people named Daniel born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Daniel?
Most living Daniels are between 28 and 47; the most common age is about 41.
Is Daniel becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak.