Daniyal is a distinctive choice, ranked #976 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Daniyal in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#976
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About the Name Daniyal
Daniyal has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 219 places in five years. It was most popular in 2010 at #351 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Daniyal is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Daniyal in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Daniyal
Daniyal Zahid — Daniyal Zahid is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Lahore.
Daniyal Mueenuddin — Daniyal Mueenuddin is a Pakistani-American author who writes in English.
Daniyal Aziz — Daniyal Aziz Choudhry is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister for Privatization, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Daniyal
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Daniyal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Daniyal in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Daniyal is declining: down 297 places since 2020, to #976 in 2025. It peaked at #351 in 2010.
Daniyal is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Daniyal include: Daniyal Zahid, Daniyal Mueenuddin and Daniyal Aziz. Short summaries for each appear below.
Daniyal does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Daniyals in the wild.
31
UK babies named Daniyal (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 297 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Daniyal
Almost certainly the only Daniyal in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Daniyal
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Danial Kenjetaiūly Ahmetov (often transliterated as Daniyal Akhmetov, Kazakh: Даниал Кенжетайұлы Ахметов, [dɑnɯˈjɑɫ kʲenʐʲeˈtʰɑjo̙ˈɫɯ axˈmʲetʰɘf] ; born 15 June 1954) is a Kazakh politician who was the 6th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 13 June 2003 to 9 January 2007.
Daniyal Sultan or Daniyal Bek was an ethnic Tsakhur nobleman. general-major of the Imperial Russian Army and of the Ottoman Army and the last ruler of the Elisu Sultanate.