Daniela

Girl · Hebrew

Daniela

Say it: dah-NYEH-lah

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Meaning

Feminine of Daniel, Hebrew 'God is my judge'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

62,875 babies given this name since 1947
At its height in 2002, about 1 in 594 girls
1,275 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish Brazilian

The family of the name

Portuguese	Daniela
Italian	Daniela

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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