A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Daniel
alphabetical · matte · soft-cornered
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name derives from the Hebrew compound Daniyyel, constructed from an element meaning to arbitrate. It crossed into English usage after the Norman Conquest of 1066, appearing across medieval surveys and manor rolls. American town clerks registered it continuously from seventeenth-century settlements through the start of national record-keeping in 1880.
Also answers toDan, Danny
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 38,853 souls, A.D. 1985 2025
2025: 8,093 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
42 yrs
Most Daniels were born around 1985 — once maintained a CD binder with real conviction.
Peak Reign
1985
№5 that year
Generation
Millennial, 30%
then Gen X 21% · Gen Z 19%
Rarity
Top 100 all-time
≈1.99M ever born · now falling
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Daniel grew up with
SSA DataBritney Spears·MSN Messenger·dial-up internet
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Daniel peaked in 1985.
Estimated average age: 42.
What people think
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Daniel sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Daniel. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as a man of forty-two adjusting the tension on a lawnmower pull cord. With a peak in 1985 of nearly thirty-nine thousand births, the sound belongs to laminated hall passes and VHS tracking dials. A Daniel is typically pictured with a two-key keyring and a neutral tone of voice. It remains a name that has never once caused a substitute teacher to hesitate.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
With about two million births since 1880, the name ranks thirteenth all-time and remains almost entirely male.
Field Note 02
Millennials claim thirty percent of living bearers, keeping the sound firmly tied to the era of beige desktop computers and dial-up modems.
Field Note 03
The annual count receded to 8,093 in 2025, slipping to twenty-second place without ever experiencing an actual crash.
Notable Daniels
AI-WrittenDaniel Boonefrontiersman, b. 1734
Daniel Websterstatesman, b. 1782
Daniel Burnhamarchitect, b. 1846
Daniel Inouyestatesman, b. 1924
Ephemera — If Daniel were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Rochester, New York
Color
Faded navy
Job
Municipal water inspector
Object
Six-inch stainless steel pocket ruler with decimal equivalents on the back
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