Is Danyell a boy or girl name?
Danyell was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 88.6% of the 2,844 US babies named Danyell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Danyell since 1965
- 2,844
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 170 babies
Boys and girls named Danyell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | 51 | 83.6% |
| 1970s | 185 | 879 | 82.6% |
| 1980s | 117 | 778 | 86.9% |
| 1990s | 6 | 529 | 98.9% |
| 2000s | 6 | 209 | 97.2% |
| 2010s | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,679 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,878 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,333 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,327 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,853 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,843 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,296 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,838 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,426 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,494 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,948 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,963 | 21 | #6,186 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,338 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,617 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,275 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,308 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,630 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,687 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,524 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,537 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,522 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,103 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,596 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,047 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,223 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,633 | 54 | #2,400 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,195 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,106 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,943 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,619 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,272 | 86 | #1,500 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,548 | 76 | #1,574 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,851 | 98 | #1,341 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,308 | 118 | #1,155 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,813 | 54 | #1,916 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,865 | 55 | #1,925 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,513 | 73 | #1,602 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,013 | 72 | #1,610 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,802 | 90 | #1,365 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,026 | 91 | #1,318 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,578 | 122 | #1,069 |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,652 | 111 | #1,093 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,959 | 106 | #1,100 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,062 | 149 | #871 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,330 | 120 | #991 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,453 | 28 | #2,535 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,846 | 40 | #2,074 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,927 | 22 | #3,045 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,526 | 20 | #3,029 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,480 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,083 | 11 | #4,096 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,720 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Danyell reached #1,652 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #871 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Danyell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.