Danilo is a boy's name of Portuguese origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 197 boys in the United States.
Danilo belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess. It travels in a few spellings: Daniel.
In the United States, Danilo first appears in Social Security records in 1946. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1010 in 2017, and in 2024 197 babies received the name — 4,525 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Danilo is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Portuguese origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Danilo is a boy name. In 2024, 197 babies received the name in the US.
Danilo comes from the Portuguese tradition. It is also spelled Daniel.
Danilo first appears in US records in 1946. Its best-ever ranking was #1010 in 2017, and 197 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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