Danala as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Danala

What is the meaning of the name Danala ?

The baby name Danala is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DAH-NAH-LAH (dah-NAH-lah).

Danala is in Origin.

Danala is a rare modern given name, likely created as a blend of Dana and Nala or as a streamlined form of Daniela. Its meaning is therefore read by association: from Daniela (ultimately Hebrew Daniel), it carries “God is my judge,” while the Nala element is popularly linked to ideas of attainment, success, or abundance in various African-name usages and to the Sanskrit hero name Nala. Because it is a recent coinage rather than an inherited traditional form, interpretation varies by family and culture.

Usage appears sporadically in English-language contexts from the late 20th century onward, and the name is typically absent from major national top-1000 charts. Flexible diminutives include Dana, Dani, Nala, and Ana. Variant spellings and near-forms include Danalla, Danahla, Danaela, and Danalae; related names are Daniela, Danielle, Danila, and Danella. Danala is most often used for girls, though its components make it adaptable across genders.

⚙ Danala is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Danala appears only 12 times in total — found in 10 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.