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The baby name Daniele is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: da-NYE-le (IPA: /daˈnjɛːle/); English approximation: dan-ee-EL.

Daniele is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: Italian: da-NYE-le (IPA: /daˈnjɛːle/); English approximation: dan-ee-EL

What is the meaning of the name Daniele ?

The baby name Daniele is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Italian: da-NYE-le (IPA: /daˈnjɛːle/); English approximation: dan-ee-EL.

Daniele is Hebrew in Origin.

Daniele is the Italian form of Daniel, from Hebrew Daniyyel meaning "God is my judge." In Italy it is masculine; the feminine is Daniela. In French the related Danièle (with accent) is feminine, while in Brazil Daniele is widely used as a feminine spelling alongside Danielle. The name spread through the Latin Bible and remained popular across Jewish and Christian communities due to the prophet Daniel.

Documented in medieval Italian records, Daniele was reinforced by saints such as Daniele of Padua and the 19th-century missionary Saint Daniele Comboni. International variants include Daniel (English, French, German), Daniël (Dutch), Daniil (Russian), Danijel (South Slavic), Danylo (Ukrainian), Danilo (Italian, Spanish, Serbian), Danel (Basque), and Daniyal or Danyal (Arabic, Persian, Urdu). Common short forms are Dan, Dani, and in Italian Lele. Overall, Daniele carries a timeless, devout meaning with broad cross-cultural appeal.

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Daniele – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2015 #1 945
IT Boys 0 #21 180,402 10,046
IT 0 #27 9,899 4,183
AZ 0 #43 1 706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
IT Boys 2024 #44 837 47
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
LU 0 #60 7 2,830
JP 0 #74 4 4,057
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
BR Girls 0 #80 6,227 12,708
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
LT 0 #88 1 949
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BR 0 #111 325 5,969
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
EE Boys 0 #123 3 2,087
Switzerland Boys 2024 #129 9 1,769
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
MT Boys 0 #150 27 4,064
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
LU Girls 0 #165 21 4,850
HU Boys 0 #169 6 3,954
LT Girls 0 #173 22 1,904
Sweden Boys 2007 #175 2 1,215
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
AR 0 #192 2 2,915
LU Boys 0 #193 26 4,970
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
PL 0 #211 2 2,600
JP Girls 0 #214 32 6,592
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #216 5 3,850
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
PT 0 #246 5 4,161
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
HR Boys 0 #248 11 3,997
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
AL Boys 0 #281 18 5,122
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
Canada Girls 2001 #284 5 2,435
CZ Boys 0 #293 12 6,530
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
JP Boys 0 #295 9 7,909
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
DK Boys 0 #309 17 7,401
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PL Boys 0 #318 18 6,459
Canada Boys 2019 #323 5 2,618
CN Boys 0 #327 5 9,639
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
MU Girls 0 #330 22 8,539
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
PT Boys 0 #358 10 7,951
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
PT Girls 0 #382 70 7,952
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
Germany 0 #394 44 2,542
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
France Girls 2008 #404 3 3,186
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
Austria Boys 0 #418 25 2,180
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
PH Girls 0 #427 3 13,098
Spain 0 #429 24 2,326
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
CM Girls 0 #434 107 11,671
MX 0 #442 4 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
ZA 0 #466 9 14,421
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
Germany Boys 0 #491 572 5,697
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
RU Boys 0 #496 10 12,621
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
CO 0 #505 6 7,768
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
RU Girls 0 #515 9 11,913
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
CM Boys 0 #541 10 12,054
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Boys 0 #541 12 10,162
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
HK Boys 0 #551 7 12,905
PS Boys 0 #555 7 10,655
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
IL Girls 0 #594 24 11,648
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
BO Girls 0 #599 13 9,488
IL Boys 0 #617 9 10,983
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
Finland Boys 2026 #634 49 3,552
CL Boys 0 #653 13 13,390
SG Boys 0 #682 16 17,960
BR Boys 0 #683 69 12,213
LB 0 #686 5 13,263
Spain Boys 0 #703 233 5,610
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
IT Girls 0 #757 906 9,415
Germany Girls 0 #788 51 4,949
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
TN 0 #813 17 13,765
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
CL Girls 0 #840 12 14,098
PE Boys 0 #866 13 14,506
EG Boys 0 #874 13 15,035
NL Boys 0 #889 63 5,873
CO Boys 0 #896 25 15,656
United States Boys 2022 #904 5 7,226
NL Girls 0 #909 47 5,933
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
United States Girls 2021 #916 5 8,741
Spain Girls 0 #942 42 5,561
MX Boys 0 #964 19 16,355
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,007 3 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,078 15 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,094 48 25,928
MA 0 #1,097 32 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,136 43 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,144 9 16,140
DZ 0 #1,158 19 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,176 7 25,439
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,262 6 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,604 11 28,008

Daniele is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

France
IT
Switzerland
Canada
United States

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People also ask about Daniele

Daniele is predominantly a boy's name.
Daniele is a 3 syllable name, pronounced Italian: da-NYE-le (IPA: /daˈnjɛːle/); English approximation: dan-ee-EL.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Danièle, Danielle, Daniella, Danyelle, Dani and Dan.
Across languages, Daniele has these equivalents: Daniel (English, Spanish), Daniël (Dutch), Daniil (Russian), Dániel (Hungarian), Danilo (Slavic, Italian), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Daniele ranked #1 in Ireland in 2015, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Daniele ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2015).
Daniele's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #29 in 2014 to #44 in 2024 in Italy.