Danielle

“Variant of Daniel — God is my judge” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #549 in the US (2025) · 80s

Danielle's best rank, #14, came in 1987; it has stepped well back to #549 today. Roughly 372,000 girls have been named Danielle since 1937. Danielle's short forms are Dan, Danny, and Dani.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,500 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Danielles

Danielle Steel — American writer
Danielle Panabaker — American actress
Danielle Darrieux — French actress and singer
Danielle Harris — American actress
Danielle Campbell — American actress

In stories & tradition

Danielle Rousseau — Lost
Danielle Moonstar — The New Mutants · New Mutants
Danielle Van De Kamp — Desperate Housewives

What Danielles become

Among 1,366 notable people named Danielle:

Sports figures appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danielle Collins, American tennis player.

Similar names: Daniela · Rachel · Daleyza · Nicole · Jessica · Gabrielle

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