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How popular is the name Danyal?
Births per year, rank history and how many Danyals are alive today.
Danyal (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Daniel in England and Wales, ranked 1066th in 2025 and given to 28 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2002, when 98 babies were given the name, the 283rd most popular that year. It has declined since 2002; the 2025 figure is roughly 29% of its peak. Common short forms of Danyal include Dan.
Across all spellings of the name, the Daniel you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Daniels born in England and Wales are between 27 and 47, and there are at least 380,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 72% chance that at least one of them will be called Daniel.
How many babies are named Danyal each year?
Includes all spellings: Danyal, Daniel. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Danyal spelling rank?
Where does the Daniel spelling rank?
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 Danyal most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Daniel, peaked in 1984, when around 11,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Danyal spelling itself peaked in 2002, with 98 babies.
How many people are called Danyal?
At least 380,000 people named Danyal in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Danyal?
Most living Danyals are between 27 and 47; the most common age is about 41.
Is Danyal becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.