Danille
Danille is a feminine name of French origin meaning "God is my judge".
Name Census estimates that about 654 living Americans carry the first name Danille. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Danille today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Danille births was 1984 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Danille. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
654
~ 1 in 524,089 Americans
Peak year
1984
46 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2005 SSA rank
#14,938
Tracked since 1961
Census
Danille in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,159 people with the first name Danille, which placed it at #11,196 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,196
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,159 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Danille
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danille is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (21.4%) and Hispanic (13.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Danille described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Danille at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.6% · 679
- Black or African American21.4% · 248
- Hispanic or Latino13.1% · 152
- Two or more races2.9% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 30
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 16
Popularity
Danille: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Danille from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 293 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Danille by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Danille during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Danilles live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Missouri, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Danille, while Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Danille
The name Danille has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture, tracing back to ancient times. It is a variant spelling of the biblical name Daniel, which means "God is my judge" in Hebrew. The name Daniel is derived from the Hebrew words "din" meaning "to judge" and "El" referring to God.
In the Old Testament of the Bible, Daniel was a prominent figure who served as a prophet and advisor to several kings of Babylon and Persia during the 6th century BC. The Book of Daniel, one of the major prophetic works in the Hebrew scriptures, recounts his life and visions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Danille can be found in the writings of the 4th-century Christian scholar, Jerome. In his Latin translation of the Bible, known as the Vulgate, he used the spelling "Danille" when transliterating the Hebrew name Daniel.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Danille. In the 12th century, Danille of Foligno was an Italian Franciscan mystic and writer, known for her spiritual teachings and visions (c. 1268-1342). During the Renaissance period, Danille Barbaro (1513-1570) was a notable Italian Renaissance scholar, diplomat, and patriarch of Aquileia.
In the 17th century, Danille Defoe (1660-1731) was an English writer, journalist, and novelist, best known for his classic works like "Robinson Crusoe" and "Moll Flanders". Danille Bernoulli (1700-1782) was a prominent Swiss mathematician and physicist, famous for his contributions to fluid dynamics and the development of the Bernoulli principle.
More recently, Danille Halévy (1872-1962) was a French writer and dramatist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1908 for his works exploring the complexities of human relationships and societal issues.
While the name Danille has undergone various spellings and adaptations across different cultures and languages, its Hebrew roots and biblical associations have endured, contributing to its rich historical significance.
People
Danille + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Danille as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Danille: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danille?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 654 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Danille going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 524,089 US residents.
Is Danille a common name?
We classify Danille as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 702 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Danille most popular?
The single biggest year for Danille was 1984, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Danille is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Danille in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,159 people with the name Danille, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,196 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Danille in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Danille?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Danille leans strongly female. 1,114 people counted with this name were female (95.6%), compared with 51 male bearers (4.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Danille?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danille is White at 58.6%. The next largest groups are Black (21.4%) and Hispanic (13.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Danille most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Danille in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.6% (679 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Danille in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Danille a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Danille in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Danille still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Danille in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Danille can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Danille as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Danille, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.