Dayna
A respelling of Dana, used in English from a surname that originally identified a Dane. The -ayna spelling marks it out as a feminine form.
Dayna in 2025
Dayna was given to 17 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 11,464th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 195,020 babies born.
The history of Dayna
Dayna reached its highest point in 1987, when 368 babies were given the name, ranking 1,001st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 976th, in 1982.
Across the 89 years of records since 1937, 14,547 babies have been named Dayna. Half of them were born before 1983, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Dayna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dayna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | 5,820 |
| 1940s | 192 | 2,514 |
| 1950s | 961 | 1,377 |
| 1960s | 2,343 | 1,033 |
| 1970s | 2,695 | 980 |
| 1980s | 3,321 | 976 |
| 1990s | 2,651 | 1,160 |
| 2000s | 1,654 | 1,703 |
| 2010s | 556 | 4,087 |
| 2020s | 161 | 6,423 |
Where Dayna is heading
Dayna has fallen 61% over the past decade, from 44 babies in 2015 to 17 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1987 peak — Dayna is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Dayna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dayna.