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
Census
Danyella in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 375 people with the first name Danyella, which placed it at #25,327 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
#25,327
National first-name rank
People counted
375
375 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Danyella
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danyella is Hispanic at 42.1%. The next largest groups are White (24.5%) and Black (24.3%). 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 Danyella 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 Danyella at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.1% · 158
- White24.5% · 92
- Black or African American24.3% · 91
- Two or more races6.9% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
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
How many people share a full name with Danyella 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
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.
How common was Danyella in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 375 people with the name Danyella, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,327 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 Danyella 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 Danyella?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Danyella appears almost entirely female. Of the 377 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Danyella?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Danyella is Hispanic at 42.1%. The next largest groups are White (24.5%) and Black (24.3%). 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 Danyella most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Danyella in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.1% (158 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 Danyella in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Danyella still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Danyella 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 Danyella 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 have the name Danyella?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.