Danuel
God is my judge, a Hebrew name of Biblical origin.
Name Census estimates that about 230 living Americans carry the first name Danuel. It is a predominantly male name (98.3% of registrations). The average person named Danuel today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Danuel births was 1973 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Danuel. 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
230
~ 1 in 1,490,236 Americans
Peak year
1973
11 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2020 SSA rank
#8,706
Tracked since 1917
Census
Danuel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 324 people with the first name Danuel, which placed it at #27,953 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
#27,953
National first-name rank
People counted
324
324 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
46.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Danuel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danuel is White at 46.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.7%) and Black (20.7%). 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 Danuel 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 Danuel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White46.9% · 152
- Hispanic or Latino24.7% · 80
- Black or African American20.7% · 67
- Two or more races5.2% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Danuel
Danuel leans heavily male at 98.3% of total registrations, but 5 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Danuel as a male name
- Ranked #10,900 in 2020
- 6 male births in 2020
- Peak: 1977 (11 births)
Danuel as a female name
- Ranked #8,706 in 1973
- 5 female births in 1973
- Peak: 1973 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Danuel leans strongly male. 306 people counted with this name were male (96.2%), compared with 12 female bearers (3.8%).
Popularity
Danuel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Danuel from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 71 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Danuel 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 Danuel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Danuel
The name Danuel is believed to have its origins in the Hebrew language, with its roots tracing back to ancient biblical times. It is a variation of the name Daniel, which means "God is my judge" or "judge of God" in Hebrew. The name Daniel is mentioned several times in the Old Testament, particularly in the Book of Daniel, where it is the name of a prominent prophet and sage during the Babylonian captivity.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Danuel can be found in the Apocryphal Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish religious work composed between the 3rd century BCE and the 1st century CE. In this text, Danuel is mentioned as one of the fallen angels who taught humans various arts and sciences, leading to their corruption and eventual punishment by God.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Danuel. One of the earliest recorded was Danuel, a 10th-century bishop of Bangor in Wales, who lived from around 925 to 992 CE. Another historical figure was Danuel of Cremona, an Italian Jewish scholar and translator who lived in the 13th century and was known for his Latin translations of various Arabic and Hebrew works.
In the 16th century, Danuel Sennert, a German physician and chemist, made significant contributions to the field of medicine and chemistry. He lived from 1572 to 1637 and is known for his work on the theory of atoms and the production of various chemical compounds.
Moving forward to the 19th century, Danuel Amunátegui, a Chilean historian and educator, was born in 1828 and lived until 1888. He made significant contributions to the study of Chilean history and served as the rector of the University of Chile.
In more recent times, Danuel Hadjian, an Iranian-Armenian artist and painter, gained recognition for his unique style and depictions of rural life in Armenia. He was born in 1936 and passed away in 2022, leaving behind a legacy of vibrant and captivating artworks.
People
Danuel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Danuel 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
Danuel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danuel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 230 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Danuel 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 1,490,236 US residents.
Is Danuel a common name?
We classify Danuel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 291 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Danuel most popular?
The single biggest year for Danuel was 1973, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Danuel is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Danuel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 324 people with the name Danuel, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,953 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 Danuel 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 Danuel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Danuel leans strongly male. 306 people counted with this name were male (96.2%), compared with 12 female bearers (3.8%). 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 Danuel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danuel is White at 46.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.7%) and Black (20.7%). 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 Danuel most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Danuel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.9% (152 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 Danuel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Danuel a male name?
Yes, 98.3% of people registered as Danuel in the SSA data are male. 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 Danuel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Danuel 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 Danuel 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 share the name Danuel?
Find out how many people share the name Danuel on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.