The baby name Danijela is a Girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced dah-nee-YEH-lah.
The baby name Danijela is a girl name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced dah-nee-YEH-lah.
Danijela is Croatian, Hebrew, Serbian in Origin.
Danijela is the South Slavic feminine form of Daniel, from Biblical Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל, transliterated Daniyyel or Daniyel. The Hebrew compound joins dan, related to din, to judge, with the first-person suffix -i and ʾEl, God; its literal sense is God is my judge. In Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene, Danijela parallels masculine Danijel, with j marking the y-sound before feminine -a.
The name’s broader history follows Daniel, the biblical prophet whose story circulated through Greek Daniēl and Latin Daniel in Christian liturgy. Danijela is especially familiar in the former Yugoslav region, crossing Catholic and Orthodox communities rather than belonging to one rite. Related feminine forms include Daniela in Italian, Spanish, German, and several Slavic languages, Danielle in French and English, and Daniella as a later spelling. Modern visibility comes chiefly from Balkan public figures, including Croatian singer Danijela Martinović; English-speaking use remains rare.
| Danijela Martinović Danijela Martinović, best known as the Croatian pop singer Danijela, is most famous for representing Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 and 1998. She is known for songs including "Nostalgija" and "Pleši sa mnom." |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | Girls | 0 | #13 | 587 | 1,651 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #19 | 2,306 | 3,687 |
| RS | 0 | #29 | 78 | 923 | |
| HR | 0 | #39 | 268 | 2,081 | |
| SI | 0 | #51 | 29 | 1,612 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #70 | 124 | 2,769 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #140 | 12 | 3,773 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #147 | 8 | 2,277 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #169 | 434 | 1,885 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| Austria | 0 | #178 | 36 | 850 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #182 | 9 | 4,850 |
| CZ | 0 | #183 | 4 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #251 | 9 | 3,997 |
| Canada | Girls | 2005 | #295 | 5 | 2,598 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #303 | 14 | 7,429 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #343 | 9 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 1985 | #363 | 4 | 1,759 |
| Germany | 0 | #410 | 28 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #557 | 310 | 4,949 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IT | 0 | #679 | 36 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #899 | 57 | 5,933 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2008 | #956 | 5 | 10,120 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 332 | 9,415 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
Danijela is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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