UK boy's name
Daniaal
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Daniaal is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Daniaal popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4527, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 18 births.
This profile covers 90 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 1996 to 2009. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 17% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 89 living people in the UK are called Daniaal. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Daniaal ranked #4527 for boys in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 18 boys were registered as Daniaal.
- • About 89 living people in the UK are estimated to have Daniaal as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4527
2009
Births in 2009
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
18 births
Estimated living
89
2026
Popularity
Daniaal over time
The chart below shows babies named Daniaal registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Daniaal, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 18 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daniaal by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Daniaal was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #2823 | 46 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1262 | 44 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Daniaal
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Daniaal: questions and answers
How popular is the name Daniaal in the UK right now?
In 2009, Daniaal was ranked #4527 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Daniaal most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 18 babies registered as Daniaal in England and Wales.
How many people are called Daniaal in the UK?
A total of 90 babies have been registered as Daniaal across the 12 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.