Given name & surname
Danielle
“God is my judge”
Danielle is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.” Danielle is a feminine form of Daniel. Daniel means “God is my judge” in Hebrew.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Danielle is used as a feminine counterpart of Daniel. Danielle 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 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Danielle 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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Danielle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 373,698
- 1,895 boys · 371,803 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 17,086 babies
- 2025
- 550
- #549 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 550 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 549 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17,010 in 1987. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (65). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 329,075 as a first name in 2020; 304 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.
Danielle’s family of names
In English usage, Danielle has a diminutive in Danny. Danielle is a feminine form of Daniel. In French usage, Danielle has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Daniela.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Danielle has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
10 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 49
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Danielavariant · Polish, Spanish
- Dannavariant
- Daniellavariant · English
- Dannydiminutive · English
- Danidiminutive · English
- Daniavariant
- Dandiminutive · English
- Dannivariant
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- Danydiminutive · French
- Danyavariant
- Danitzavariant
- Danniavariant
- Dannahvariant
- Danilavariant
- Danellavariant
- Danyellevariant
- Danniellavariant
- Danielevariant
- Danievariant
- Danettevariant
- Danutavariant
- Dannonvariant
- Dannellevariant
- Danneevariant
- Dannellvariant
- Dannaleevariant
- Danisevariant
- Danyellavariant
- Danyellvariant
- Danniellevariant
- Danneyvariant
- Dannettevariant
- Danitavariant
- Danitvariant
- Danijelavariant
- Danicevariant
- Daneyvariant
- Danellevariant
- Danelevariant
- Daneevariant
- Danielllelikely variant
- Ddaniellelikely variant
- Danièlevariant · French
- Danylynnvariant
- Dannaleighvariant
- Dhaniellevariant
- Dannycevariant
- Danelleyvariant
- Daanellevariant
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Danielle
- Danielle SteelAmerican writerborn 1947
- Dannii MinogueAustralian singer and actressborn 1971
- Danielle DarrieuxFrench actress and singer1917–2017
- Riley KeoughAmerican actressborn 1989
- Danielle PanabakerAmerican actressborn 1987
- Danielle HarrisAmerican actressborn 1977
- Danielle CampbellAmerican actress (born 1995)
- Inde NavarretteAmerican actress (born 2001)
- Danielle BrooksAmerican actressborn 1989
Characters named Danielle: Danielle Rousseau (the American TV show Lost), Danielle Van De Kamp (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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