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Girl · Hebrew, through French
Danielle
Say it: dan-YEL
Meaning
The French feminine of Daniel, from Hebrew 'God is my judge'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in the US from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States
- 370,484 babies given this name since 1937
- At its height in 1987, about 1 in 102 girls
- 678 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Daniele, Danyelle
| Italian | Daniela |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Daniela |
Famous bearers
- Danielle Steel, American novelist
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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