How Many People Are Named Danielle Hunter?

There are approximately 183 people named Danielle Hunter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,872,975 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Danielle with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hunter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

183

1 in 1,872,975 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Danielle

Last Name

Hunter

Danielle: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Danielle. The peak year was 1987 with 17,085 births. The average person named Danielle today is 38 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Danielle

In the 2020 Census, the first name Danielle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.71%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.55%) and Hispanic (9.28%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Danielle in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Danielle rose or fell over time.

White

71.71%

Black

12.55%

Hispanic

9.28%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.45%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.71%

Two or More Races

4.30%

Ancestry of the Hunter Surname

The surname Hunter was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Hunter in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

58.21%

Black

31.82%

Hispanic

3.49%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.65%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.95%

Two or More Races

4.88%

How we calculated this

The first name "Danielle" has an estimated frequency of 0.103% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Hunter" appears at a rate of 52.10 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Danielle are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 183 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Danielle

Danielle Smith Danielle Johnson Danielle Williams Danielle Brown Danielle Jones Danielle Garcia Danielle Davis

Other people with the surname Hunter

Michael Hunter James Hunter John Hunter David Hunter Robert Hunter William Hunter Paul Hunter Jeffrey Hunter

Danielle Hunter: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Danielle Hunter?

We estimate approximately 183 people named Danielle Hunter are alive in the United States today. The first name Danielle is shared by 352,112 Americans, and the surname Hunter is shared by 178,591.

How rare is the name Danielle Hunter?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,872,975 Americans. The first name Danielle is common and the surname Hunter is common.

Is Danielle a male or female name?

Danielle is predominantly female, with 0.5% of bearers being male and 99.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1987 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Danielle?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Danielle was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.71%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (12.55%) and Hispanic (9.28%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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