Given name

Danele

“God is my judge”

Danele is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Danele is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Danele through the years

Babies since 1880
46
0 boys · 46 girls
Most popular year
1968
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
—
Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19680.0
Danele in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1966–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Danele’s family of names

Danele has a related form in Danielle.

Walk Danele’s family in the name graph

DaneleDanielleDanneleDanieleDanelleDanela

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Danele, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

English · Literary

Darcie

“a dark beauty”

30RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Lynelle

“a man of the lake”

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

 

Michele

“who is like God?”

26RareEasing

18% boys · 82% girls

English

Dionne

“of the sacred spring”

23RareRising

12% boys · 88% girls

French

Rochelle

“from the little rock”

26RareEasing

>99% girls

French · Biblical

Rachelle

“ewe”

31RareEasing

>99% girls

Mythological

Doria

“of the ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians” · “dorian woman”

21RareRising fast

>99% girls

English · Virtue

Annmarie

“filled with bitter grace”

34RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Danele’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Danele

A sister for Danele