Danielle
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French, masculine equivalent Daniel. Borrowed from French Danielle, the feminine form of Daniel.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Danielle (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Danielle has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. 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.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 323 | – |
| 2000 | 331 | – |
| 2001 | 343 | – |
| 2002 | 353 | – |
| 2003 | 359 | – |
| 2004 | 359 | – |
| 2005 | 364 | – |
| 2006 | 371 | – |
| 2007 | 380 | – |
| 2008 | 393 | – |
| 2009 | 403 | – |
| 2010 | 409 | – |
| 2011 | 410 | – |
| 2012 | 412 | – |
| 2013 | 415 | – |
| 2014 | 427 | – |
| 2015 | 428 | – |
| 2016 | 429 | – |
| 2017 | 438 | – |
| 2018 | 447 | – |
| 2019 | 453 | 10 |
| 2020 | 460 | 10 |
Danielle in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Danielle.Hi! My name is Danielle.
- Danielle bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Danielle lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Danielle i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Danielle this afternoon.
- Danielles mamma är lärare.Danielle's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Danielles mamma is Danielle's mum.
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Questions about Danielle
How do you pronounce Danielle in Swedish?
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What does the name Danielle mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French, masculine equivalent Daniel. Borrowed from French Danielle, the feminine form of Daniel.
How popular is Danielle in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Danielle in 2022. In 2020, 470 people in Sweden had Danielle as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2007 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.