Danilo

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?

202459.0 per million US babies
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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.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

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.