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Popularity of the Baby Name Daniel

Number of Babies Named Daniel

Born in the U.S. Since 1880

Posts that Mention the Name Daniel

Names in the News: Alie, Italo, Khongolose

Some recent and not-so-recent baby names from the news…

Alie: A baby girl born in New York in December of 2018 was named Alie in honor of the Long Island Expressway (called the “L-I-E”), where she was born in a minivan on the side of the road. (Queens Daily Eagle)

Bale: A baby boy born in Wales in November of 2016 was named Bale in honor of Welsh soccer player Gareth Bale. Another boy born in Wales a month later was also named Bale for the same reason. (Wales Online; Wales Online)

Griezmann Mbappe: A baby boy born in France in November of 2018 was named Griezmann Mbappe in honor of French soccer players Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe. (Deadspin)

Italo: The first baby born in Rome in 2019 was named Italo, in honor of Italy. (His parents are Sri Lankan.) (Daily Mirror)

James Daniel: A baby boy born in Essex, England, in December of 2018 was named James Daniel after police officers James Ireland and Dan Bellingham, who’d helped the parents reach the hospital in time for the birth. (ITV)

Kongolose: A baby boy born in South Africa on January 8, 2018 (the 107th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress political party) was named Siko Luka Khongolose — the second middle name being a “colloquial Zulu term for the African National Congress.” (TimesLIVE)

Liberty: A baby girl born in Texas in October of 2018 was named Liberty in honor of Texas Congressman Ron Paul. (The Gazette)

Mickey: A baby girl born in California in December of 2018 was named Zoele Mickey — middle name in honor of paramedic Mickey Huber, who’d helped her mother escape a wildfire and reach a medical center to give birth. (KRCR)

Mikkael: A baby boy born in Ohio in November of 2018 was named Henry Mikkael — middle name in honor of Dr. Mikkael Sekeres, who’d helped his mother overcome leukemia in 2012. (Fox)

Sierra: A baby girl born in Tennessee in November of 2018 was named Isabella Sierra-Marie — middle name in honor of Sierra Reprogal, the police officer who’d helped deliver her in a car on the side of the road. (Yahoo! News)

Skrot (rejected): A baby boy born in Sweden in September of 2018 was almost named Bjørn Skrot, but the Swedish government rejected the middle name (which means “scrap”) because it might “cause discomfort for the bearer.” (The Local)

Snow: The first baby born in Baltimore in 2019 was named Snow Violet Taylor. (WBAL)

Popular Baby Names in Arizona, 2018

According to Arizona’s Department of Health Services, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Emma and Liam.

Here are Arizona’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Isabella
5. Sophia
6. Mila
7. Camila
8. Charlotte
9. Amelia
10. Emily

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Sebastian
4. Oliver
5. Benjamin
6. Daniel
7. Mateo
8. Alexander
9. Julian
10. Elijah

In the girls’ top 10, Mila and Camila replace Ava (now 12th) and Evelyn (now 13th). Also notable: Luna is now sitting just outside the top 10, having jumped from 20th to 11th.

In the boys’ top 10, Mateo replaces Logan (now 16th).

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top names in Arizona were also Emma and Liam.

Source: Top Baby Names in Arizona 2018 Announced

Popular Baby Names in New Mexico, 2018

According to New Mexico’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2018 were Isabella and Noah.

Here are New Mexico’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names
1. Isabella
2. Mia
3. Sophia
4. Olivia
5. Emma
6. Sofia
7. Ava
8. Amelia
9. Camila
10. Mila

Boy Names
1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Elijah
4. Logan
5. Mateo
6. Daniel
7. Mason
8. Sebastian
9. Benjamin
10. Julian

In the girls’ top 10, Sofia, Amelia, Camila, and Mila replace Aria, Emily, Aurora, and Charlotte.

In the boys’ top 10, Mason, Sebastian, Benjamin, and Julian replace Santiago, Ezekiel, Josiah, and Michael.

(These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to mid-December.)

In 2017, the top two names in New Mexico were Sophia and Noah.

Source: Top New Mexico Baby Names in 2018

Popular Baby Names in Jamaica, 2017

According to preliminary data from the Registrar General’s Department of Jamaica, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Amelia and Jayden.

Here are the island’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Amelia, 207 baby girls
2. Arianna, 181
3. Ariana, 95
4. Kaira
5. Gabrielle
6. Gabriella
7. Brianna
8. Mia
9. Adrianna
10. Savannah

Boy Names
1. Jayden, 230 baby boys
2. Aiden, 188
3. Joshua, 162
4. Daniel
5. Nathaniel
6. Nathan
7. Malachi
8. Liam
9. Kyle
10. Jordan

Arianna has been the top girl name since 2013, and Jayden has been the top boy name since 2010 (including 2011).

And here’s an interesting fact: “The name Neymar appeared as the sixth most popular name in the World Cup year of 2014, but failed to make the top 10 the following year.”

The baby name Jamaica, by the way, saw peak usage in the USA in the late ’70s and early ’80s.

Source: What are Jamaican parents naming their babies?

Popular Baby Names in New York City, 2017

According to New York City’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the city in 2017 were Emma and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Ava
7. Leah
8. Emily
9. Sarah
10. Abigail

Boy Names
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jacob
4. Ethan
5. David
6. Lucas
7. Matthew
8. Jayden
9. Aiden
10. Daniel

In the girls’ top ten, Abigail replaces Madison.

In the boys’ top ten, David and Jayden replace Dylan and Michael.

Within each of the five boroughs, the top baby names were…

  • Manhattan: Olivia and James
  • Bronx: Isabella and Liam
  • Brooklyn: Esther and David
  • Queens: Emma and Liam
  • Staten Island: Olivia and Michael

And finally, some of the baby names bestowed just 10 times each in NYC last year:

  • Artemis, Tzippy, Reizy (girl names)
  • Azriel, Zeus, Thaddeus (boy names)

NYC also used to break down top names by ethnic/racial group (see the 2015 rankings, for example) but this time around the press release didn’t include that information.

Source: Health Department Announces Emma and Liam Are Most Popular Baby Names For 2017