unisex name

Danila

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 587

Ireland

#646

2009 births

Danila is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 79% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1955, when 45 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1945.

Danila over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2001, not a full ten years.

160
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Danila by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 10
1950s 160
1960s 45
1970s 25
1980s 10
1990s 15
2000s (to 2001) 5

How popular is Danila?

In 2001, Danila was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Danila is used

Ireland #646 4 in 2009
England & Wales #3,742 5 in 2019
Canada #3,803 5 in 2023
France #4,697 5 in 2001
United States #10,538 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Danila

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Danila also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Danila over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Danila

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Danila — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Danila

How popular is the name Danila?

In 2001, Danila was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Danila a girl's or a boy's name?

Danila is used for both girls and boys. About 79% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Danila most popular?

Danila peaked in 1955, when 45 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Danila a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Danila currently ranks #10,538 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.