Danielle

What Danielle means

Feminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”

feminine form of Daniel || 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, “Danielle” (revision 91222980) and “Daniel” (revision 94538693), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Danielle?

US: Falling: down from #295 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #461 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1987, when 17,010 girls got the name (#14 that year). First in the US records in 1937.

How common

• About 1 in 2,922 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 12,061 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 5,964 baby girls in Scotland 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 MT (1.77 per 1,000 girls), IN (1.04 per 1,000 girls), AR (0.76 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Danielle is #549 in the US and #1454 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 Danielle were girls.

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

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Danelly12 US
• Danella9 US
• Daniel8 US
• Daniele6 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 Danielle

Girls

• Stephanie#557Feminine form of Stephen, meaning “crown, wreath”^*
• Julie#872Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 18,215 babies; 308 in 2025
• Jacqueline#558Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025
• Anne#619Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1959, with 5,745 babies; 472 in 2025
• Jessie#823Diminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…^*
• Jenna#679Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 6,436 babies; 418 in 2025

For a brother

• Joe#991Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1936, with 8,023 babies; 230 in 2025
• Andre#368Form of Andrew, meaning “manly”^*
• Austin#113“majestic”^*
• Harry#775Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 9,896 babies; 329 in 2025
• Louis#249“loud; famous + battle”^*
• Lewis#433Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*

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