Daniel
Daniel is a boy name of Hebrew origin, ranked #27 in popularity, meaning God is my judge.
What Daniel means
God is my judge.
Daniel sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Daniel comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Daniel is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Daniel?
Daniel is ranked #27. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.
The character of Daniel
We group Daniel under scripture. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Biblical
Names like Daniel
These share Daniel's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- David — Beloved.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Ezra — Help, helper.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Isaac — He will laugh; laughter.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.
- Joseph — God will increase.
- Jude — Praised.