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Daniel name meaning

“God is my judge”

Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
D
Origin
Hebrew
Category
Western Names
Gender
♂ Boy
Peak 1990s: 10.5%
of the boy top-10 total
JPN Chinese table, 1940s–2010s. JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)
Decadeboy
1940s–
1950s–
1960s–
1970s–
1980s–
1990s10.5%
2000s9.2%
2010s–

Meaning faithHebrew origin

Daniel is a boy's name from Hebrew meaning 'God is my judge'.

What does Daniel mean?

God is my judge

In Malay: Tuhan ialah hakimku

#Faith

Sources (1)

About the name Daniel

Daniel comes from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, combining 'din' (to judge) and 'el' (God). It is associated with the prophet in the Book of Daniel. According to JPN, it peaked in the 2000s with 1,316 baby boys.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginHebrew
SyllablesDan-iel

Daniel in official JPN data

1940s
not in the top 10
1950s
not in the top 10
1960s
not in the top 10
1970s
not in the top 10
1980s
not in the top 10
1990s
Boy: 997 · 10.5%
2000s
Boy: 1,316 · 9.2%
2010s
not in the top 10
People registered with Daniel as their first name (as published by JPN), by decade of birth, for the decades in which it was in the top 10 for its sex in the JPN Chinese table. Bar length shows the name’s share of that decade’s top-10 total for the sex (the percentage after the count), because those totals differ between decades. Source: JPN via data.gov.my (CC BY 4.0)

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Daniel · behindthename.com · meaning

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