Given name & surname
Danell
“God is my judge”
Danell is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danell is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
Danell is a variant of Daniel. Daniel is a Hebrew biblical name used in Jewish naming traditions and in languages including English, French, German, Polish, and Czech.
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How it developed
Danell is a variant of Daniel. The shared background comes through Daniel: Daniel’s Hebrew meaning has remained closely tied to its biblical identity. In Ireland, Daniel has also served as an English-language substitute for Gaelic Domhnall, a separate historical use.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Danell is a variant of Daniel. The history of Daniel gives this family its wider story. The biblical Daniel is remembered for interpreting dreams and surviving the lions’ den. His story was a favourite subject of medieval miracle plays, giving the name a life in performance as well as scripture.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Danell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,700
- 434 boys · 1,266 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −86%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,426 as a first name in 2020; 143 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Danell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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