Given name & surname
Daniela
“God is my judge”
In Czech use, Daniela is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew. Daniela is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Daniela is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew. Daniela is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
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Where it comes from
In Czech use, Daniela is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel is a Hebrew biblical name used in Jewish naming traditions and in languages including English, French, German, Polish, and Czech.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Daniela is a feminine form of Daniel. In Czech use, Daniela is a feminine form 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 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Czech use, Daniela is a feminine form 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.
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Daniela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68,682
- 168 boys · 68,514 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 3,084 babies
- 2025
- 1,009
- #302 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,009 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 302 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,079 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (204). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 78,946 as a first name in 2020; 136 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daniela’s family of names
In Czech usage, Daniela has a short form in Dana. In Czech usage, Daniela is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniela has a related form in Danielle.
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Around the world
Daniela has relatives in 16 languages.
18 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Daniellavariant · Portuguese, English
- Daniellevariant · French, English
- Dannydiminutive · English
- Danidiminutive · Spanish, Portuguese
- Danashort form · Czech
- Dannielalikely variant
- Dankadiminutive · Slovak
- Danušdiminutive · Czech
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Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Danielmasculine form · Danish, Czech
- Danilaequivalent
- Danielemasculine form · Italian
- Danelaequivalent
- DanijelaSlovene
- Danielsmasculine form · Latvian
- Ντανιέλαequivalent
- Daniëlleequivalent
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Daniela
- Daniela HantuchováSlovak tennis playerborn 1983
- Daniela MelchiorPortuguese actress (born 1996)
- Daniela RuahAmerican-Portuguese actress and directorborn 1983
- Daniela BianchiItalian actressborn 1942
- Daniela MercuryBrazilian singer-songwriterborn 1965
- Daniela Iraschko-StolzAustrian ski jumperborn 1983
- Daniela RomoMexican singer and actorborn 1959
- Daniela DessìItalian opera singer (1957-2016)
- Daniela HodrováCzech writer (1946–2024)
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