The first name Daniela
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
Pronounced /dænˈjɛ.lə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Feminine form of Daniel.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 29 girls were named Daniela, making it the 1,133rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 74 births (#573).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Daniela with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Daniela at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,009 girls born in the United States were named Daniela, the 302nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 3,079 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Daniela
49 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Daniela RuahAmerican-Portuguese actress and director, born 1983
- Daniela MercuryBrazilian singer-songwriter, born 1965
- Daniela Iraschko-StolzAustrian ski jumper, born 1983
- Daniela HodrováCzech writer (1946–2024)
- Daniela VegaChilean actress, born 1989
- Daniela PeštováCzech model, born 1970
- Daniela BobadillaCanadian actress, born 1993
- Daniela EscobarBrazilian actress (born 1969)
- Daniela MaierGerman freestyle skier, born 1996
- Daniela AvanziniAmerican singer and dancer (born 2005)
- Daniela NeunastEast German coxswain, born 1966
- Daniela UlbingAustrian snowboarder, born 1998
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Questions
- What does the name Daniela mean?
- Feminine form of Daniel.
- What is the origin of the name Daniela?
- Feminine form of Daniel.
- How popular is the name Daniela?
- In 2025, 29 girls born in England and Wales were named Daniela, ranking 1,133rd. Its peak was 2012, with 74 births.
- Is Daniela a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 68,682 US babies named Daniela since 1880 were girls.
- When was Daniela most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 3,079 babies were named Daniela, its highest rank at 108th.
- How do you pronounce Daniela?
- Daniela is /dænˈjɛ.lə/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Daniela?
- Daniella.