Danely
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Dana.
Name Census estimates that about 537 living Americans carry the first name Danely. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Danely today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Danely births was 2017 (44 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Danely. 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
537
~ 1 in 638,276 Americans
Peak year
2017
44 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,318
Tracked since 1993
Census
Danely in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 424 people with the first name Danely, which placed it at #23,170 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
#23,170
National first-name rank
People counted
424
424 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Danely
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danely is Hispanic at 97.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and Black (1.2%). 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 Danely 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 Danely at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.2% · 412
- White1.4% · 6
- Black or African American1.2% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Popularity
Danely: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Danely from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 232 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Danely remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Danely 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 Danely during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Danelys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Danely, while New Mexico, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 46 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Danely
The name Danely is believed to have originated from the Old English language, which was spoken in parts of Britain from the mid-5th century to the mid-12th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "dæn" meaning "valley" and "ley" meaning "meadow" or "clearing." The name would have referred to someone who lived in a valley or meadow area.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Danely can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of a survey conducted in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. The entry mentions a landowner named Danely who held property in the county of Yorkshire.
In the 12th century, a monk named Danely is mentioned in the chronicles of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, a prominent Benedictine monastery in Suffolk, England. He is noted for his contributions to the abbey's library and his skills as a scribe.
During the Middle Ages, the name Danely appears in various records and documents throughout Europe, though it was not particularly common. One notable figure was Danely of Hainaut, a 13th-century noblewoman from the County of Hainaut in modern-day Belgium. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of religious institutions.
In the 16th century, a Danely Wycliffe is recorded as being a member of the Wycliffe family, a prominent English family with roots in Yorkshire. This individual's exact role or significance is not clear from historical records.
Another notable Danely was Danely Browne, an English poet and playwright who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. While not widely known today, Browne was respected in his time for his works, which included plays performed at the court of King James I.
It is worth noting that the name Danely has been relatively uncommon throughout history, and few individuals with this first name have achieved widespread fame or recognition. However, its origins and scattered appearances in historical records provide insights into its evolution and use over the centuries.
People
Danely + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Danely 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
Danely: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Danely?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 537 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Danely 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 638,276 US residents.
Is Danely a common name?
We classify Danely as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 542 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Danely most popular?
The single biggest year for Danely was 2017, when 44 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Danely is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Danely in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 424 people with the name Danely, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,170 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 Danely 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 Danely?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Danely leans strongly female. 421 people counted with this name were female (97.2%), compared with 12 male bearers (2.8%). 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 Danely?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danely is Hispanic at 97.2%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and Black (1.2%). 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 Danely most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Danely in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.2% (412 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 Danely in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Danely a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Danely 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 Danely still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Danely 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 Danely 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 are called Danely?
You can see how many people have the name Danely on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.