Meaning of the nameDanielle
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- French origin
- Da-ni-el-le
- Biblical name
Danielle is a spelling of the name Daniele, which means “feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”
Meaning of the name Daniele, of which Danielle is a spelling.
Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daniele · Behind the Name: Daniel · Wiktionary: Daniel
- People (2022)
- 55,083
- Rank in Brazil
- #530
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 35,963
- people
Danielle in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Danielle, 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 (23,023 people).
54,916 women 167 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 Danielle is most common
States with the highest share of people named Danielle in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.062%
- Distrito Federal 0.048%
- Minas Gerais 0.035%
- Amapá 0.029%
- Paraná 0.028%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 12,255 | 0.028% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 9,967 | 0.062% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,090 | 0.035% |
| Paraná | 3,253 | 0.028% |
| Pernambuco | 2,444 | 0.027% |
| Bahia | 1,981 | 0.014% |
| Goiás | 1,724 | 0.024% |
| Pará | 1,703 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,696 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,482 | 0.020% |
| Ceará | 1,400 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,337 | 0.048% |
| Maranhão | 1,175 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 1,118 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 970 | 0.025% |
| Amazonas | 941 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso | 750 | 0.021% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 698 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 637 | 0.023% |
| Alagoas | 626 | 0.020% |
| Sergipe | 601 | 0.027% |
| Piauí | 457 | 0.014% |
| Tocantins | 215 | 0.014% |
| Amapá | 214 | 0.029% |
| Rondônia | 149 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 107 | 0.017% |
| Acre | 93 | 0.011% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Danielle
It keeps the French spelling, with two Ls; Wiktionary treats it as an unadapted borrowing from French.
About the name Daniele
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains Daniele as coming from French Danielle, the feminine of Daniel, and Behind the Name describes Danielle as the French feminine form of Daniel. Daniel comes from Hebrew Daniyyel, 'God is my judge', from din ('to judge') and ʾel ('God'), according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary gives the same literal meaning. In the Bible, Daniel is the name of a prophet of the Old Testament and of one of its books. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 230,628 people named Daniele, with a median age of 31.
Other spellings of Daniele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Daniele | 230,628 |
| Danielle | 55,083 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daniele · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Danielle · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Daniel · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Daniel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Danielle · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Danielle
What does the name Danielle mean?
Danielle means “feminine form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Daniele, of which Danielle is a spelling.
How many people are named Danielle in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 55,083 people with the first name Danielle, which ranks it number 530 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Danielle a boy's or a girl's name?
Danielle is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 54,916 women and 167 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Danielle?
Danielle is a name of Hebrew and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Danielle most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.062% of the state's population is named Danielle (9,967 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Danielle?
Daniele. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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