Daniel
Daniel is a male given name: 99% of people named Daniel are men, and it is recorded as male in 31 of the 31 countries covered.
Daniel · Dániel · Daníel · Daniël
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- Dániel, Daníel, Daniël
- US births since 1880
- 1,907,357 male / 8,160 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Daniel
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Daniel," in English, "Guten Tag Daniel," in German. Daniel is a male given name: about 99% of people named Daniel are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Daniel,
German
Guten Tag Daniel,
French
Bonjour Daniel,
Spanish
Estimado/a Daniel:
Chinese
Daniel您好：
Japanese
Daniel様
English
Hi Daniel,
German
Hi Daniel,
French
Salut Daniel,
Spanish
Hola Daniel,
Chinese
Daniel你好：
Japanese
Danielさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Belgium | common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | common | man's name | 98% |
| Czech Republic | common | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | common | man's name | 98% |
| Iceland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | common | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | common | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | common | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
Show all 31 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Moldova | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Poland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Hungary | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
1,907,357 male · 8,160 female · 1,915,517 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Daniel a male or female name?
Daniel is a male given name: 99% of people named Daniel are men, and it is recorded as male in 31 of the 31 countries covered.
How do I address Daniel in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Daniel," in English, "Guten Tag Daniel," in German. Daniel is a male given name: about 99% of people named Daniel are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Daniel a unisex name?
Daniel is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Daniel are men. Daniel leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Daniel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/daniel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_daniel,
title = {Is Daniel a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/daniel},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}