Given name
Dannell
“God is my judge”
Dannell is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dannell is a variant of Danielle. In Hebrew use, Danielle carries the interpretation “God is my judge.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dannell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 376
- 142 boys · 234 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dannell’s family of names
Dannell has a related form in Danielle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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