Dana
An English surname and place name, later read as “from Denmark.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Dana appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1963 to 1988. Its biggest year was 1971, when 6,934 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 44 nationally. The name has also seen real use for boys: 53,287 of the 246,842 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Danna (25,240), Dayana (15,603), Dayna (14,547), Dawna (6,017), Dayanna (3,916), Daina (2,527) (total births since 1880)
Explore Dana interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | No. 686 |
| 1890s | 100 | No. 835 |
| 1900s | 113 | No. 833 |
| 1910s | 367 | No. 879 |
| 1920s | 768 | No. 752 |
| 1930s | 1,232 | No. 498 |
| 1940s | 5,429 | No. 260 |
| 1950s | 17,106 | No. 143 |
| 1960s | 47,701 | No. 60 |
| 1970s | 51,358 | No. 44 |
| 1980s | 36,826 | No. 67 |
| 1990s | 19,284 | No. 114 |
| 2000s | 7,942 | No. 311 |
| 2010s | 3,828 | No. 463 |
| 2020s | 1,456 | No. 976 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.