Given name & surname
Daniele
“God is my judge”
Daniele is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” Daniele is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daniele is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” Daniele is a variant of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daniele 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.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Daniele 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.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Daniele 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
Daniele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,344
- 780 boys · 3,564 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 156 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,612 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 60% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,612 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 136 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,783 as a first name in 2020; 1,657 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.
Daniele’s family of names
Daniele has an affectionate form in Dany. In Italian usage, Daniele has a feminine form in Daniela. Daniele has a related form in Daniel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Daniele has relatives in 10 languages.
9 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Daniele
- Daniele De RossiItalian association football playerborn 1983
- Daniele MassaroItalian association football playerborn 1961
- Daniele BoneraItalian association football playerborn 1981
- Daniele RuganiItalian association football playerborn 1994
- Daniele OrsatoItalian football refereeborn 1975
- Daniele da VolterraItalian painter (1509-1566)
- Daniele PadelliItalian footballerborn 1985
- Daniele GarozzoItalian fencerborn 1992
- Daniele BennatiItalian road bicycle racerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Daniele, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“God is my judge” · “the champion”
81% boys · 19% girls
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“the life force; breath”
81% boys · 19% girls
Danko
“God is my judge”
61% boys · 39% girls
Thoma
“twin”
80% boys · 20% girls
Asenathe
“she belongs to her father”
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Acenathe
“she belongs to her father”
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Abaraine
“mother of a multitude; mother of nations”
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Eziechiele
“God strengthens” · “strengthened by God”
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