Meaning of the nameDanil

Danil is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, a variant of Daniil, the Russian form of the biblical name Daniel, which means 'God is my judge'.

Meaning

“variant of Daniil, the Russian form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”

Source: Behind the Name: Daniel · Wiktionary: Daniel

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People (2022): 924
Rank in Brazil: #8,741
Median age: 28 years
2010 Census: 2,282; people

Danil in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Danil, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (188 people).

20 women 904 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 Danil is most common

States with the highest share of people named Danil in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	197	0.000%
Minas Gerais	116	0.001%
Pará	67	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	63	0.000%
Santa Catarina	57	0.001%
Paraná	56	0.001%
Bahia	49	0.000%
Goiás	40	0.001%
Mato Grosso	37	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	33	0.000%
Pernambuco	30	0.000%
Maranhão	30	0.000%
Amazonas	25	0.001%
Espírito Santo	20	0.001%
Ceará	17	0.000%
Rondônia	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Danil

According to Behind the Name, Danil is a variant of Daniil, the Russian, Belarusian and Greek form of Daniel, the name of the biblical prophet, from the Hebrew Daniyyel, formed from din, 'to judge', and ʾel, 'God'. Danila is another variant of Daniil, and Danya, a diminutive. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 924 people named Danil, with a median age of 28. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The birth peak is in the 1990s. The name is almost always male.

Sources

Behind the Name: Danil · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Daniil · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Daniel · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Daniel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Danilo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Danil

What does the name Danil mean?

Danil means “variant of Daniil, the Russian form of Daniel, 'God is my judge'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Danil in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 924 people with the first name Danil, which ranks it number 8,741 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Danil is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 904 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Danil?

Danil is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Danil most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Danil (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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