Baby Daniel?

[Thatbloodybear]

I'm helping DSis look at baby names (at her request, I'm not being pushy) and was amazed to see Daniel is way up at the top of most popular boys names.

I have never met a Dan / Danny / Daniel under 30 and I work with the public and meet A LOT of people, never heard of anyone naming their new baby Daniel. Is it a regional thing? We're in the SW and it's all Caspian and Reuban around here.

I know lots of baby Daniels in NI.

I know one and it was on my baby list for DS who is one.

Are you in NI Sexnotgender?

I think it's a lovely name BTW, just suprised that it's so popular as I've not met any.

I didn’t realise it was still popular, there are none in my DC’s classes nor have I heard of any at toddler groups. It’s very 1980s/90s and dated imo.

I don't mind it as a name, although it is a bit wet.

No I’m in Scotland.

We have a 5-year-old neighbour's child is called Daniel.
And DS(18) went to school with a few Daniels.
I don't find it dated at all. It's a classical Biblical name like Benjamin, Joshua, Jacob.

I have a sibling named it in his 30's. He just gets called Dan, none of my siblings like their names at all. I changed mine. It wasn't anything weird, just a bit shit and I never really gelled with it. My parents managed to somehow pick fairly normal names and still get it wrong in each instance..

I only ever came across 1 Daniel in my 55 years and that was some 30 odd years ago

DS2 (10) has it as his middle name, and two Daniels in his class.
DS1 (18) had 4 in his year at secondary!

I don't know any baby/toddler Daniels though now that you mention it.

My son is 4 and a half and is called Daniel, never shortened to Dan or Danny as I don't like either of those

It was the only boys name we liked

I have a Daniel, he's 11. There's a Danny in his year at school but no other Daniels. He gets called Duck or Ducky at school anyway, no idea why!

I've got a Daniel (Dan) In his school there are 4 other Daniels.

I have one.

It was on my list! I currently know a 10yo, a18yo and a 29yo. Great name.

Urgh I just find this name soooooooooo boring

My kids have 5-6 friends called Daniel. They're in primary school. I'm in NW England.

It was on my list but I had a girl who is now 25. There were a lot of Daniels being born at that time.

I know a good few here in Scotland.

My husband and my brother are Daniels - what are the chances of that .... it's a beautiful name and if I have a son it will be a second name x

3 in my son's year 6 class.

We know quite a few others under age 18.

It's ok and I've come across it in the SW. Does she like it?

I think it's a classic name, not boring or wet at all.