Danilo: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “God is my judge”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- dah-NEE-loh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Form of Daniel used in several languages, especially Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and South Slavic traditions. Daniel comes from Hebrew Daniyyel.
How popular is Danilo?
Babies named Danilo in 2024197
2024 rank#1,094 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18804,525
Danilo is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Danilo
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Danilo questions
What does the name Danilo mean?
Danilo means "God is my judge". It comes from Hebrew. Form of Daniel used in several languages, especially Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and South Slavic traditions. Daniel comes from Hebrew Daniyyel.
Is Danilo a boy or girl name?
Danilo is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Danilo?
197 US babies were named Danilo in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Danilo?
Danilo is usually pronounced dah-NEE-loh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.