Danilo
3 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Croatian / Hebrew / Italian / Portuguese / Serbian / Slovene / Spanish ◈ 3 syllables
"The Lord is My Judge"

From Croatian / Hebrew / Italian / Portuguese / Serbian / Slovene / Spanish

Danilo means God is my judge — the Italian/Spanish/Portuguese form of Daniel, from the Hebrew. Danilo carries the most flowing Romance form of the prophet who survived the lion's den. Three syllables of survived-the-lion's-den, the most flowing Daniel, and Romance God-is-my-judge.

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Danilo at a glance
MeaningThe Lord is My Judge
OriginCroatian / Hebrew / Italian / Portuguese / Serbian / Slovene / Spanish
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#1075
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Why parents love Danilo
  • Daniel survived the LION'S DEN.
  • Danilo IS the most flowing Romance Daniel.
  • Three syllables with a warm, Italian sound: dah-NEE-lo.
  • The meaning God is my judge carries prophetic depth.
  • The Romance form gives maximum flowing.
The vibe of Danilo
God is my judgeItalianSpanishPortugueseDanielHebrewlion's denprophetflowingRomance
Origin & history of Danilo
Hebrew Daniel (God is my judge) Romance Danilo
1
Croatian / Hebrew / Italian / Portuguese / Serbian / Slovene / Spanish roots
Danilo IS the Romance Daniel meaning God is my judge. Daniel survived the lion's den.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Romance form; biblical Daniel.
3
Today
Danilo remains a beloved choice, ranking #1075 in the US. 4,525 babies have been named Danilo since 1946.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Danilo?
2022 peak year
Today, Danilo is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1075), with only about 192 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 209 babies were given the name (ranked #1052 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Danilo's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,525 babies have been registered as Danilo since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
209 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,052)
192 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,920 Total registrations
last 10 years
4,525 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,075) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Danilo
1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.

Danilo's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — lion's-den seeking. People named Danilo tend to be warm, prophetic, and gifted at being the most flowing Daniel who survived the den.

Most flowing Daniel survived den
Lion's-den
Romance-judge
Italian-warm
Prophetic-deep
D4
A1
N5
I9
L3
O6
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
Personality of Danilo
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Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
💡
Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
🔑
Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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