Daniella

What Daniella means

Form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”

variant of Daniela || From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.

Source: Wiktionary, “Daniella” (revision 92526728) and “Daniel” (revision 94538693), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Daniella?

US: Falling: down from #317 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #423 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2011, when 1,141 girls got the name (#280 that year). First in the US records in 1951.

How common

• About 1 in 2,446 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,958 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.28 per 1,000 girls), NJ (1.1 per 1,000 girls), MD (1.0 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Daniella is #468 in the US and #610 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Daniella were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Daniela1,009 US · 29 E&W
• Danniella6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Daniella

Girls

• Gabriella#105Editor’s note Down from #54 in 2015 to #105 in 2025 in the US
• Jordyn#371Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #136 in 2015, #371 in 2025
• Isabella#7Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Ava#11Editor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records
• Maya#62Editor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records
• Abigail#41“my Father's joy”^*

For a brother

• Gabriel#37Finnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”^*
• Isaac#47“he laughs, he will laugh”^*
• Jeremiah#88“Yahweh exalt”^*
• Zechariah#855“the Lord has remembered”^*
• Isaiah#57Editor’s note Down from #49 in 2015 to #57 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 320 US boys in the 2025 records
• Elijah#7“Yahweh is my god”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Hebrew, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Daniella’s. Rank is US 2025.