Meaning of the nameDaniela
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Da-ni-e-la
- Biblical name
Daniela is a female name of Hebrew origin, the feminine form of Daniel, which means 'God is my judge'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”
Source: Behind the Name: Daniela · Wiktionary: Daniel
- People (2022)
- 285,876
- Rank in Brazil
- #107
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 304,310
- people
Daniela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Daniela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (102,816 people).
284,770 women 1,106 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Daniela is most common
States with the highest share of people named Daniela in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.219%
- São Paulo 0.198%
- Santa Catarina 0.198%
- Minas Gerais 0.170%
- Bahia 0.167%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 87,696 | 0.198% |
| Minas Gerais | 34,826 | 0.170% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23,876 | 0.219% |
| Bahia | 23,568 | 0.167% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15,914 | 0.099% |
| Santa Catarina | 15,030 | 0.198% |
| Paraná | 11,940 | 0.104% |
| Goiás | 10,596 | 0.150% |
| Pernambuco | 8,940 | 0.099% |
| Pará | 6,688 | 0.082% |
| Distrito Federal | 4,550 | 0.162% |
| Ceará | 4,358 | 0.050% |
| Maranhão | 4,332 | 0.064% |
| Espírito Santo | 4,085 | 0.107% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,836 | 0.105% |
| Alagoas | 3,829 | 0.122% |
| Amazonas | 3,171 | 0.080% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,137 | 0.114% |
| Sergipe | 3,125 | 0.141% |
| Paraíba | 2,623 | 0.066% |
| Piauí | 2,504 | 0.077% |
| Tocantins | 2,144 | 0.142% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,855 | 0.056% |
| Rondônia | 1,428 | 0.090% |
| Acre | 631 | 0.076% |
| Amapá | 612 | 0.083% |
| Roraima | 582 | 0.091% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Daniela
Daniela is the feminine form of Daniel, according to Behind the Name; Daniel is the prophet whose story the Book of Daniel tells. Wiktionary gives Hebrew daniyél the literal meaning 'God is my judge'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes the name as Daniel + -a and cites Machado (1981), for whom there was perhaps an influence from French Danielle. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 285,876 people named Daniela, with a median age of 34. It is an almost always female name, with the largest group born in the 1980s.
It is the most common spelling in the group, with a single l.
Other spellings of Daniela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Daniela | 285,876 |
| Daniella | 13,587 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Daniela · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Daniel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daniela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Daniela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Daniela
What does the name Daniela mean?
Daniela means “feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Daniela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 285,876 people with the first name Daniela, which ranks it number 107 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Daniela a boy's or a girl's name?
Daniela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 284,770 women and 1,106 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Daniela?
Daniela is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Daniela most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.219% of the state's population is named Daniela (23,876 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Daniela?
Daniella. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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