Danielle

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

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

Danielle has appeared in US records since 1937 — best rank #14 (1987) · 371,803 babies named Danielle all-time · 1 in 2,900 girls born in 2025.

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 1,321 notable people named Danielle:

Athletes appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danielle Collins, American tennis player.

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