The first name Daniel

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About the first name Daniel

Meaning

The name Daniel traditionally means “God is my judge”.

Historical origin

The name Daniel comes from Hebrew Daniyyel, the name of a biblical prophet.

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The spread of Daniel owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:da-nieldanj.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Daniel by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Daniel by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name DanielLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Daniel in baptisms by year.50037525012501635170817811854192720001635–1639 6 baptisms1665–1669 6 baptisms1670–1674 3 baptisms1675–1679 3 baptisms1680–1684 3 baptisms1685–1689 6 baptisms1690–1694 6 baptisms1705–1709 6 baptisms1725–1729 3 baptisms1730–1734 6 baptisms1740–1744 3 baptisms1745–1749 12 baptisms1750–1754 15 baptisms1760–1764 6 baptisms1765–1769 15 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1780–1784 6 baptisms1785–1789 9 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1805–1809 9 baptisms1810–1814 30 baptisms1815–1819 33 baptisms1820–1824 30 baptisms1825–1829 36 baptisms1830–1834 81 baptisms1835–1839 138 baptisms1840–1844 174 baptisms1845–1849 174 baptisms1850–1854 174 baptisms1855–1859 216 baptisms1860–1864 261 baptisms1865–1869 255 baptisms1870–1874 150 baptisms1875–1879 135 baptisms1880–1884 78 baptisms1885–1889 87 baptisms1890–1894 72 baptisms1895–1899 51 baptisms1900–1904 30 baptisms1905–1909 9 baptisms1910–1914 12 baptisms1915–1919 18 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 21 baptisms1930–1934 9 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1940–1944 18 baptisms1945–1949 30 baptisms1950–1954 174 baptisms1955–1959 237 baptisms1960–1964 156 baptisms1965–1969 168 baptisms1970–1974 141 baptisms1975–1979 159 baptisms1980–1984 111 baptisms1985–1989 78 baptisms1990–1994 12 baptisms1995–1999 12 baptisms2000–2004 6 baptisms

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