I know it’s impossibly dated just about everywhere, but I adore the name [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] (despite the horrid ones I went to school with). It still feels very classy and elegant to me, and I love the [name_m]French[/name_m] origins, and that it relates to [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] - a family name that my parents considered naming me as a child, and that I also love for a future child.
It still ranks in both the US and the UK, at #352 and #870 respectively. It also ranks at #1006 (4 births) in the province of [name_m]Quebec[/name_m], but that’s the only Canadian data I can find.
What do you think, could [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] work still? Is it too dated to pull off? I love a lot of dated names ([name_f]Lauren[/name_f], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_f]Kimberley[/name_f], etc.), but some how the others don’t feel quite as 80s as [name_f]Danielle[/name_f].
I’m really starting to like both [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] and [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]. It does feel a little dated, but it’s also soft and sweet, and indeed very classy and elegant. And it feels rather unexpected on a baby today, which could be another plus!
If you really love the name, why not use it. Forget the naysayers. Their opinions do not matter. Your baby, you pick the name. the only one who does have a say is the other parent. No one else does.
I’ve never thought [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] seem dated. Sure, it’s probably past it’s peak for the moment ([name_u]Future[/name_u] top 10? It could be?), but names like [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], [name_f]Heather[/name_f], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], don’t seem horribly dated either.
The only [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] I know is about 14, so I could still see a little blonde girl called [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] (Not [name_u]Dani[/name_u], I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because the [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] I spoke of is more of a [name_u]Dani[/name_u], and Bregoli and Cohn) running around picking daisies (I always think of yellow with [name_f]Danielle[/name_f].). And sometimes having a name that’s “passed it’s peak” a few years ago is pretty awesome. I’d rather be called [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] or [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] than [name_f]Mia[/name_f] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] right now.
So if you’re planning on using it somewhere, be a baby or book character, [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] is a good choice.
I’m expecting a baby girl in 7 more weeks and I’ve totally been crushing on the name [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]/wondering exactly what you posted!
I’m still on the fence as to whether or not I think it’s too dated so I can’t help you there, but I agree that it’s a beautiful name!!! I’ve loved it since seeing the movie “[name_u]Ever[/name_u] After” where the lead character ([name_f]Cinderella[/name_f] played by [name_u]Drew[/name_u] Barrymore) is named [name_f]Danielle[/name_f].
as a [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] myself i must say you have countless of nn! personally i spent a while and chose [name_f]Danie[/name_f] with the ‘e’ to make it more me and unique, i went through everything from just ‘i’ to double n.
i’m 21 and growing up i was the only [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] - even [name_f]Danie[/name_f]/[name_u]Dani[/name_u] and [name_m]Dan[/name_m]. depending on the pronounciation you want (dan-ee-ell vs. dan-yell) you may need to correct a few times and some people will be stuck in their ways and not even attempt to change which you just ignore.
i don’t have a mn so i can’t help with that unfortunately but i think many names can go with [name_f]Danielle[/name_f].
i will be honest and say i did go through a patch when i was about 9-13 that i felt i did not like my name, that it just didn’t feel right even though i was primarily [name_f]Danie[/name_f]. [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] did not feel right for me hence the search and choice over my own spelling of my own nn.
I like [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]. I only knew a handful in school in the 90s and early 2000s so it doesn’t feel all that dated to me. It’s strong and still feminine without any frills.
Its not a name I would add to my list but if you like it you should definitely use it!
I have a niece who is 9 called [name_f]Danielle[/name_f], mostly goes by [name_u]Dani[/name_u]. It suits her, I don’t think they have had any bad feedback about her name
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] is lovely–a feminine form of a classic name. I think it is every bit as wearable as [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], and [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f].
I consider [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] to be a classic name; an elegant, lovely classic with fantastic nicknames- the best kind of name! I know of two little [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]'s and it’s refreshing to hear; it doesn’t sound dated at all
I do find it nineties, but that’s not a bad thing. The other names you mentioned are also nineties to me. That implies you have a style. Own it, and use it! I rather see you use a name you love then to rack your brain trying to come up that you like and “more modern”.
It isn’t my style but I think if you love it, you should keep it! Being dated isn’t a horrid thing – I think that it being a bit dated would make meeting a baby [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] more refreshing, and she’d be less likely to have five others in her school. Plus, [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] is both pretty and businesslike – I can totally see it on any type of girl. [name_u]Dani[/name_u] and [name_f]Elle[/name_f] ([name_f]Elle[/name_f] being my favorite) are cute nicknames too!
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] is definitely still usable! Yes, it’s a bit dated, but that doesn’t really matter if you love it.
And this may depend on your area, but I’ve only known 4 or 5 Danielles in my life so it wasn’t like it feels super popular within any generation, more that all the Danielles I know were born in the 80s or 90s so I associate it with that age group.
Most people who aren’t namenerds don’t really think about whether names are dated or not anyways, and don’t even necessarily realise that a name is dated unless it’s something that’s barely been used at all for generations like [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] or [name_f]Muriel[/name_f]. I actually think a lot of people don’t realise names go through trends/cycles like clothes do. I know of kids under 10 now named [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] and [name_f]Megan[/name_f]. I’m in my 20s and grew up with kids named things like [name_f]Judith[/name_f] and [name_f]Brenda[/name_f], and it was never an issue.
I say go for it. It’s a beautiful name. You love it. It’s easily recognized, and unlike little Olivias, Avas, … she is likely to be the only one in her class.
My niece is babysitting a baby girl named [name_u]Stacy[/name_u], which is sweet. My sister’s name is [name_u]Stacey[/name_u], so it was a lovely surprise to hear someone using the name. ([name_u]Stacy[/name_u] was not named for [name_u]Stacey[/name_u], btw. My sister and the mother don’t know each other.)
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] is lovely, but are you planning to use [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] as well?
I say use one for your first child and give up the other.
That’s my only reservation… that you like [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] for a boy.
