Danyal

Popularity Trends

The name Danyal is the #6,992 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 747 recorded births since 1972. This represents the 9.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,015 (12.4% percentile) for all time with 571 births since 1975. For girls, it ranks #5,540 (3.0% percentile) for all time with 176 births since 1972.

Danyal first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1972 (1972 for girls and 1975 for boys). Birth data for Danyal is available in 50 out of the 52 years between 1972 and 2023 (39 years for boys and 19 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Danyal has been given predominantly to boys, with 76.4% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Danyal were boys. Interestingly, until around 1993, the name was more popular for girls (76.1% girls from 1972 to 1992), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (98.7% boys from 1993 to 2023).

For boys, Danyal reached its peak popularity in 2002, achieving the 2.8% percentile (ranked #790) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2002, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Danyal ranks #893 for boys (2.0% percentile) with 13 births per million, which is 92.7% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Danyal reached its peak popularity in 1975, achieving the 2.3% percentile (ranked #736) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 1975, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.3% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1993.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Danyal".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

176

Peak Births

Peak Year

1975

First Recorded

1972

Peak Percentile

2.3%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#736

Current Rank

—

Female statistics

Total Births

571

Peak Births

Peak Year

2002

First Recorded

1975

Peak Percentile

2.8%

Current Percentile

2.0%

Peak Rank

#790

Current Rank

#893

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Danyal", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 33 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Daniel" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Daniel..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Danyal's popularity from 1969 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Danyal at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Danyal range from Abdul at 86.6% correlation to Cuauhtemoc at 84.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 85.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Jayson with 35.1K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Cuauhtemoc with 1.2K births (100% boys).

Danyal's share of births peaked at 17.2 births per million in 1975 (14.1 for girls in 1975 and 13.5 for boys in 2002). It reached its lowest point of 3 births per million (17% of peak) in 1991. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Danyal had 12.6 births per million, 73% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Abdul

6,353

86.64% (very strong)

Jayson

35.1k

86.05% (very strong)

Jelani

5,343

85.97% (very strong)

Rahim

1,797

85.93% (very strong)

Kareem

17.6k

85.43% (very strong)

Quincy

31.8k

85.35% (very strong)

Freedom

1,867

85.30% (very strong)

Xochitl

5,674

85.30% (very strong)

Jaison

1,753

85.25% (very strong)

Sakina

1,489

85.00% (very strong)

Isela

5,715

84.95% (very strong)

Cuauhtemoc

1,214

84.87% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Danyal

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Danyal. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 82.4% confident that Danyal is pronounced as DA-nyuhl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is DUH-nyuhl, at 17.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.

DA-nyuhl

82.4%

DUH-nyuhl

17.6%

DUH-nyuhl (2 syllables)

17.6% confidence

D AH1 N Y AH0 L

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like D AE1 N Y AH0 L) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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