How Many People Are Named Daniela?
An estimated 66,238 people in the United States have the first name Daniela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Daniela peaked in popularity in 2003 with 3,084 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daniela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daniela paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Daniela is overwhelmingly female, 168 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
66,238
About 1 in 5,175 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
3,084 births
Total Registered
67,667
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daniela
Daniela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 67,667 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Daniela as a male name
Ranked #12,744 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (14 births)
Daniela as a female name
Ranked #279 in 2024
1,128 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (3,079 births)
Daniela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daniela span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 26,715 babies were registered. Daniela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daniela by Decade
How has Daniela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daniela by State
Birth registrations for Daniela span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Mississippi, Delaware. On average, about 1,561 Danielas were registered per state.
Daniela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daniela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daniela
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Daniela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daniela?
We estimate approximately 66,238 people named Daniela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,175 Americans share this first name.
Is Daniela a common name?
Daniela is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 67,667 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daniela most popular?
Daniela reached peak popularity in 2003, when 3,084 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daniela is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daniela a female name?
Daniela is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daniela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daniela Smith, Daniela Johnson, Daniela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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