Danilo

What does the name Danilo mean?

Danilo is the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and South Slavic form of Daniel, the Hebrew name meaning "God is my judge". It is especially common in Brazil, Serbia and Montenegro, and in the United States it is used mainly in Latino and Filipino families. Danilo stood at number 1854 in 2000, peaked at number 1010 in 2017 and has stayed between number 1010 and 1320 ever since, ranking number 1316 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender
Boy's name
Origin
Italian / Spanish / Slavic / Hebrew
Name day
July 21
Popularity
Rather rare – #1316 of the boy names in the United States
International
Danilo (Italian / Spanish / Portuguese / Serbian / Croatian), Daniel (English / German / Hebrew), Daniil (Russian), Danylo (Ukrainian).

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