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Baby name
Daniel
Boy
Origin of the name
Daniel comes from the Hebrew Daniyyel, “God is my judge,” through Latin. In the Bible, Daniel is a prophet, remembered for being thrown into the lions' den.
Classic name
1,982,812births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 5rank at its peak, in 1985
Where babies named Daniel are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Daniel is most common in Alaska (1.5 times), California (1.3) and Wisconsin (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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