Daniela
Meaning and origin
A feminine form of Daniel. First recorded in Sweden in 1819.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Daniela (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Daniela has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 35 |
| 1999 | 23 |
| 2000 | 27 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 17 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,348 |
| 2000 | 1,392 |
| 2001 | 1,441 |
| 2002 | 1,474 |
| 2003 | 1,519 |
| 2004 | 1,561 |
| 2005 | 1,598 |
| 2006 | 1,641 |
| 2007 | 1,707 |
| 2008 | 1,786 |
| 2009 | 1,830 |
| 2010 | 1,878 |
| 2011 | 1,902 |
| 2012 | 1,935 |
| 2013 | 1,980 |
| 2014 | 2,006 |
| 2015 | 2,032 |
| 2016 | 2,072 |
| 2017 | 2,106 |
| 2018 | 2,144 |
| 2019 | 2,210 |
| 2020 | 2,241 |
Daniela in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Daniela.Hi! My name is Daniela.
- Daniela ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Daniela called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Daniela har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Daniela has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Danielas mamma är lärare.Daniela's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Danielas mamma is Daniela's mum.
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Questions about Daniela
How do you pronounce Daniela in Swedish?
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What does the name Daniela mean?
A feminine form of Daniel. First recorded in Sweden in 1819.
How popular is Daniela in Sweden?
3 babies were named Daniela in 2022. In 2020, 2,241 people in Sweden had Daniela as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.