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Danielle

Danielle holds the #549 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 550 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #448 in 2020 to #549 today. Its strongest year on record was 1987 (#14 nationally, 17,010 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1937. The name's biggest fan base is in Montana (#208 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#549
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#14
in 1987 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
550
girls named Danielle

Danielle popularity, 1880–2025

0.26%0.53%0.79%1.1%18801900192019401960198020002020#14 in 1987
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1987

Where Danielle is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025ID—Montana: #208 (5 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)MT#208North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: #447 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WI#447Michigan: #589 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#589New York: #548 (30 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NY#548Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025RI—Oregon: #483 (7 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#483Nevada: #508 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NV#508Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025SD—Iowa: #437 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IA#437Illinois: #597 (16 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#597Indiana: #243 (29 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)IN#243Ohio: #444 (25 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OH#444Pennsylvania: #689 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#689New Jersey: #774 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#774Connecticut: #393 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CT#393California: #509 (65 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#509Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025NE—Missouri: #386 (15 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MO#386Kentucky: #653 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#653West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025WV—Virginia: #333 (24 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)VA#333Maryland: #427 (12 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MD#427Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025DE—Arizona: #388 (17 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AZ#388New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: #376 (8 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)AR#376Tennessee: #497 (15 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)TN#497North Carolina: #581 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NC#581South Carolina: #403 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)SC#403District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025MS—Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: #509 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#509Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Danielle in 2025HI—Texas: #615 (51 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#615Florida: #651 (26 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#651
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Montana (#208), Indiana (#243), Arkansas (#376)

Uniqueness score

42/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Danielle in the most recent year of SSA data.

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