Danilo

Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: Variant of Daniel (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1316 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Danilo reached its best rank, #1010, in 2017 and ranked #1316 in 2025. Roughly 4,700 boys have been named Danilo since 1946.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#214 in Austria (2025) · #230 in Switzerland (2025) · #333 in Ecuador (2025) · #367 in Mexico (2024) · #385 in Sweden (2025) · #707 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,225 in Belgium (2025) · #1,820 in France (2025) · #1,731 in Canada (2024).

Famous Danilos

Danilo Türk — President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012
Danilo — Brazilian association football player (born 1991)
Danilo Kiš — Serbian and Yugoslav novelist (1935–1989)
Danilo Medina — Former president of the Dominican Republic
Danilo Pereira — Portuguese association football player

What Danilos become

Among 717 notable people named Danilo:

Sports figures appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Danilo, Brazilian association football player (born 1991).

Similar names: Danny · Malikai · Dangelo · Camilo · Joziah · Carmelo

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