Danielle

Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: Hebrew — French feminine form of Daniel

Nicknames: Dan, Danny, Dani

Girl's name · #549 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Danielle's best rank, #14, came in 1987; it has stepped well back to #549 today. Roughly 372,000 girls have been named Danielle since 1937.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#477 in Canada (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #1,454 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #3,414 in Italy (2024) · #4,073 in France (2025) · #5,339 in Ecuador (2025) · #352 in New Zealand (2024) · #504 in Ireland (2024) · #2,261 in Austria (2024) · #391 in N. Ireland (2023) · #874 in Netherlands (2023) and 5 more.

Famous Danielles

Danielle Steel — American writer (born 1947)
Danielle Panabaker — American actress (born 1987)
Danielle Darrieux — French actress and singer (1917–2017)
Danielle Harris — American actress (born 1977)
Danielle Campbell — American actress (born 1995)
Danielle Brooks — American actress (born 1989)
Danielle Collins — American tennis player (born 1993)
Danielle Mitterrand — Spouse of the President of France from 1981 to 1995 (1924–2011)

In stories & tradition

Danielle Rousseau — Lost character
Danielle Moonstar — Marvel Comics superhero
Danielle Van De Kamp^it — Desperate Housewives (TV series)

What Danielles become

Among 1,366 notable people named Danielle:

Sports figures appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danielle Collins, American tennis player (born 1993).

Spellings & nicknames

About 390 girls a year are given Dani as their full name.

Similar names: Daniela · Alicia · Daleyza · Nicole · Amanda · Gabrielle

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