Name profile

Daniele

unisex name with 1 related variant.

Usage languagesBrazilian Portuguese, Italian
US rank (2025)#13,208

Meaning and history

Daniele is the Italian masculine form of Daniel and is also occasionally used for women elsewhere. It derives from Hebrew Daniyyel, meaning “God is my judge,” and is associated with the biblical prophet Daniel. Italian footballer Daniele De Rossi and novelist Daniele Del Giudice are notable bearers.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 15 births, rank #7,868
2007: 22 births, rank #6,093
2008: 22 births, rank #6,130
2009: 14 births, rank #8,454
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
20112011: 11 births, rank #9,723
2012: 11 births, rank #9,711
2013: 7 births, rank #13,150
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: 5 births, rank #15,682
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: 5 births, rank #15,088
20212021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208

Daniele rose from #1000 to #941 for girls between 1975 and 1976. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 136.