My judge
Danyon is a modern phonetic variant of Daniel, a Hebrew name meaning 'God is my judge.' It likely emerged as a blend of Daniel and names like Kenyon or Canyon, or as a creative spelling of the surname-turned-given-name Danian.
Less common today
Danyon isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,950 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Olympic gold medalist swimmer from New Zealand
