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Danial

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Danial: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #535 to #4789.200020052010201520202025#535#4789
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#535
1997#759
1998#616
1999#697
2000#624
2001#638
2002#633
2003#695
2004#773
2005#726
2006#793
2007#926
2008#987
2009#1358
2010#970
2011#1447
2012#1313
2013#1404
2014#1486
2015#1586
2016#1704
2017#1812
2018#1991
2019#3411
2020#3848
2021#3451
2022#4789
2023#2813
2024#2088
2025#2664

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2011: #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1447 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1983–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #258 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1983–2011

    Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1983–2011).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2664 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #258 in Republic of Ireland in 1983.

Danial's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#26648HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#208811HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#28137HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#199111HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#181213HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#170414HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#158615HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#148616HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#140417HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#131319HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#144716HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#97029HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#135817HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#98726HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#92627HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79332HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#72634HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#77328HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#69531HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#63331HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#63829HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#62429HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#69724HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#61629HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#75921HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#53532HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#3823HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2585HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Danial is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Danial, between 1983 and 2025, in 33 of those 43 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1983England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199619832025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1983–20119#258 in 1983
England and Wales1996–202530#535 in 1996

Its high point came 13 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1983) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1986; it appears again in 1991.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Danial

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1983–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1983 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #258 in Republic of Ireland in 1983. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.