Given name & surname
Danial
“God is my judge”
Danial is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Danial is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Danial 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
Danial 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 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Danial 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
Danial through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,474
- 9,394 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 210 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,402 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,402 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,521 as a first name in 2020; 815 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.
Danial’s family of names
Danial has a related form in Daniel. Danial has a conventional equivalent in the English form Daniel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Danial
- Danial EiriIranian association football playerborn 2003
- Danial HajibaratIranian film directorborn 1983
- Danial EsmaeilifarIranian association football playerborn 1993
- Danial HakimiIranian actorborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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