Holding steady, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Danielys since 2009
Babies named Danielys per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 58 |
| 2020s | 42 |
Meaning & origin
Danielys is a modern feminine name that first appeared in U.S. Social Security data in 2009, reflecting a broader trend of creating new names by adding stylish suffixes to established ones. Its peak popularity came in 2015, though it remains rare, with roughly 1 in 267,878 births using it as of 2025. The name is not tied to any specific geographic region, as its top states are not recorded. It has maintained a stable trajectory over the past decade, neither surging nor declining sharply. Danielys offers a fresh alternative to longer names like Daniela or Danielle, fitting the modern preference for names ending in -ys or -is.
Danielys is a modern coinage, likely formed by appending the fashionable suffix -lys to the root name Dani(elle), which itself derives from the Hebrew name Daniel (God is my judge). The name first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2009 and saw modest peak usage in 2015. It follows a trend of creative feminine names ending in -lys or -lis.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dani, Ellie, Lys
Sibling names for Danielys
Names that share Danielys's style, for a brother or sister.
