Danyl
Most Poles have never met a Danyl: only around 300 carry it, every one of them male. It's a newer spelling of the Hebrew Daniel, "god is my judge", and it's slowly picking up newborns.
Danyl Pronunciation
Danyl is pronounced DAH-nihl (/ˈdanɨl/).
What Danyl means
Where Danyl comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Danyl traces back to the Hebrew Daniyyel, which means "God is my judge." The old form folds two pieces together, the word for God and the verb for judging, so the name reads almost as a short sentence. In Polish that sense comes out as "bóg moim sędzią."
The most famous bearer of the underlying name is the prophet in the Book of Daniel, a young man carried off to Babylon who reads dreams and comes out of the lions' den alive. That story kept the name in use across languages for centuries. Danyl is one of its slimmer, eastern-looking spellings.
Picture a teacher reading the register on the first day of school. The name lands short and clear. A child answers.
For the person who carries it, the meaning stays legible. Danyl still says, in its Hebrew bones, that God is my judge.
How many people are named Danyl
1 in 69306 men in Poland is named Danyl. 308 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1725 among male names.
Danyl's popularity over time
4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1027 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023.
Where Danyl is most popular
Danyl is most popular in Łódź, 847% above the national average (5 boys born 2019–2025), followed by West Pomeranian (+469%) and Masovian (+36%).
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Łódź5 boys born+847%
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West Pomeranian2 boys born+469%
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Masovian2 boys born+36%