Danyella
A feminine Latin name meaning "God is my judge".
Name Census estimates that about 429 living Americans carry the first name Danyella. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Danyella today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Danyella births was 2009 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Danyella. 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
429
~ 1 in 798,961 Americans
Peak year
2009
25 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,304
Tracked since 1969
Popularity
Danyella: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Danyella from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 149 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Danyella 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 Danyella during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Danyellas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Danyella
The name Danyella has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is a feminine variant of the masculine name Daniel, which means "God is my judge" in Hebrew. The earliest recorded use of the name can be traced back to the biblical Book of Daniel in the Old Testament, where Daniel was a young Hebrew man who was taken into captivity in Babylon during the 6th century BC.
The name Daniel gained popularity among Jewish communities and eventually spread to other cultures and regions. The variant spelling Danyella emerged later, likely as a way to create a more feminine form of the name. This variation was particularly common in certain European countries, such as Italy and Spain, where it was influenced by the local languages and naming traditions.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Danyella was Danyella de Montferrat, a 12th-century Italian noblewoman who was the wife of William VI of Montferrat, a prominent figure during the Third Crusade. Another notable figure was Danyella da Vinci, a distant relative of the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci, who lived in the 16th century.
In the 17th century, Danyella Mazzarini was an Italian aristocrat and the wife of Cardinal Mazarin, who served as the chief minister of France under King Louis XIV. During the same period, Danyella Carracci was an Italian painter and etcher who was a member of the renowned Carracci family of artists.
Moving into the 18th century, Danyella Galitzine was a Russian noble and courtier who served as a lady-in-waiting to Empress Catherine the Great. She was known for her influential position at the imperial court and her patronage of the arts.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Danyella. While the name has evolved and taken on slightly different spellings and cultural influences over time, its roots can be traced back to the ancient Hebrew name Daniel and its biblical significance.
People
Danyella + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Danyella: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danyella?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 429 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Danyella 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 798,961 US residents.
Is Danyella a common name?
We classify Danyella as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 440 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Danyella most popular?
The single biggest year for Danyella was 2009, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Danyella is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Danyella a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Danyella 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.
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.