Dana
Girl and boy name
Dana meaning
Wise, learned.
Dana at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- داناAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #4,184 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,075 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Dana popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #526 | 12 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1900 | #555 | 19 |
| 1910 | #677 | 19 |
| 1920 | #635 | 98 |
| 1930 | #537 | 123 |
| 1940 | #483 | 142 |
| 1950 | #184 | 1,198 |
| 1954 | #165 | 1,741 |
| 1960 | #186 | 1,673 |
| 1970 | #226 | 1,038 |
| 1980 | #353 | 508 |
| 1990 | #532 | 346 |
| 2000 | #1,196 | 113 |
| 2010 | #2,682 | 45 |
| 2020 | #3,809 | 27 |
| 2024 | #4,184 | 25 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #526 | 12 |
| 1881 | #595 | 9 |
| 1882 | #489 | 14 |
| 1883 | #799 | 6 |
| 1884 | #570 | 11 |
| 1885 | #641 | 9 |
| 1886 | #694 | 8 |
| 1887 | #752 | 7 |
| 1888 | #917 | 6 |
| 1889 | #722 | 8 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1891 | #456 | 15 |
| 1892 | #688 | 10 |
| 1893 | #650 | 10 |
| 1894 | #567 | 13 |
| 1895 | #609 | 12 |
| 1896 | #722 | 10 |
| 1897 | #852 | 7 |
| 1898 | #744 | 9 |
| 1899 | #502 | 15 |
| 1900 | #555 | 19 |
| 1901 | #637 | 11 |
| 1902 | #794 | 9 |
| 1903 | #783 | 9 |
| 1904 | #723 | 11 |
| 1905 | #615 | 15 |
| 1906 | #613 | 15 |
| 1907 | #664 | 15 |
| 1908 | #712 | 14 |
| 1909 | #679 | 16 |
| 1910 | #677 | 19 |
| 1911 | #597 | 26 |
| 1912 | #608 | 45 |
| 1913 | #604 | 53 |
| 1914 | #632 | 64 |
| 1915 | #609 | 89 |
| 1916 | #630 | 85 |
| 1917 | #603 | 97 |
| 1918 | #585 | 108 |
| 1919 | #682 | 83 |
| 1920 | #635 | 98 |
| 1921 | #611 | 107 |
| 1922 | #559 | 128 |
| 1923 | #606 | 110 |
| 1924 | #603 | 112 |
| 1925 | #577 | 116 |
| 1926 | #580 | 114 |
| 1927 | #512 | 141 |
| 1928 | #533 | 129 |
| 1929 | #527 | 122 |
| 1930 | #537 | 123 |
| 1931 | #503 | 130 |
| 1932 | #504 | 130 |
| 1933 | #484 | 134 |
| 1934 | #513 | 128 |
| 1935 | #528 | 120 |
| 1936 | #523 | 118 |
| 1937 | #498 | 133 |
| 1938 | #508 | 132 |
| 1939 | #474 | 144 |
| 1940 | #483 | 142 |
| 1941 | #490 | 144 |
| 1942 | #481 | 162 |
| 1943 | #462 | 186 |
| 1944 | #372 | 260 |
| 1945 | #323 | 340 |
| 1946 | #260 | 580 |
| 1947 | #208 | 945 |
| 1948 | #196 | 1,021 |
| 1949 | #192 | 1,079 |
| 1950 | #184 | 1,198 |
| 1951 | #185 | 1,283 |
| 1952 | #183 | 1,380 |
| 1953 | #178 | 1,504 |
| 1954 | #165 | 1,741 |
| 1955 | #176 | 1,571 |
| 1956 | #178 | 1,634 |
| 1957 | #186 | 1,619 |
| 1958 | #184 | 1,536 |
| 1959 | #180 | 1,693 |
| 1960 | #186 | 1,673 |
| 1961 | #180 | 1,693 |
| 1962 | #172 | 1,796 |
| 1963 | #181 | 1,621 |
| 1964 | #206 | 1,355 |
| 1965 | #206 | 1,216 |
| 1966 | #219 | 1,018 |
| 1967 | #218 | 1,028 |
| 1968 | #222 | 1,021 |
| 1969 | #228 | 1,006 |
| 1970 | #226 | 1,038 |
| 1971 | #213 | 1,098 |
| 1972 | #216 | 1,030 |
| 1973 | #216 | 1,013 |
| 1974 | #246 | 813 |
| 1975 | #239 | 858 |
| 1976 | #282 | 671 |
| 1977 | #304 | 638 |
| 1978 | #325 | 539 |
| 1979 | #311 | 627 |
| 1980 | #353 | 508 |
| 1981 | #339 | 542 |
| 1982 | #350 | 529 |
| 1983 | #369 | 476 |
| 1984 | #365 | 489 |
| 1985 | #375 | 482 |
| 1986 | #390 | 467 |
| 1987 | #429 | 419 |
| 1988 | #463 | 385 |
| 1989 | #505 | 358 |
| 1990 | #532 | 346 |
| 1991 | #554 | 335 |
| 1992 | #626 | 271 |
| 1993 | #656 | 246 |
| 1994 | #746 | 197 |
| 1995 | #785 | 186 |
| 1996 | #860 | 161 |
| 1997 | #906 | 151 |
| 1998 | #1,096 | 117 |
| 1999 | #1,158 | 113 |
| 2000 | #1,196 | 113 |
| 2001 | #1,316 | 99 |
| 2002 | #1,505 | 83 |
| 2003 | #1,611 | 78 |
| 2004 | #1,880 | 65 |
| 2005 | #1,772 | 74 |
| 2006 | #2,062 | 64 |
| 2007 | #1,912 | 74 |
| 2008 | #2,140 | 63 |
| 2009 | #2,287 | 57 |
| 2010 | #2,682 | 45 |
| 2011 | #2,904 | 40 |
| 2012 | #2,905 | 40 |
| 2013 | #3,582 | 29 |
| 2014 | #3,038 | 37 |
| 2015 | #3,085 | 37 |
| 2016 | #3,358 | 33 |
| 2017 | #3,586 | 30 |
| 2018 | #3,522 | 31 |
| 2019 | #3,425 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,809 | 27 |
| 2021 | #4,116 | 25 |
| 2022 | #4,850 | 20 |
| 2023 | #4,740 | 21 |
| 2024 | #4,184 | 25 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 |
| 1920 | #872 | 69 |
| 1930 | #818 | 75 |
| 1940 | #434 | 245 |
| 1950 | #248 | 928 |
| 1960 | #141 | 3,087 |
| 1970 | #54 | 6,405 |
| 1971 | #44 | 6,934 |
| 1980 | #68 | 4,438 |
| 1990 | #114 | 2,936 |
| 2000 | #311 | 1,016 |
| 2010 | #463 | 654 |
| 2020 | #1,059 | 234 |
| 2024 | #1,075 | 230 |
All 141 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 |
| 1914 | #942 | 39 |
| 1915 | #1,115 | 37 |
| 1916 | #1,026 | 45 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 |
| 1918 | #879 | 66 |
| 1919 | #1,010 | 51 |
| 1920 | #872 | 69 |
| 1921 | #775 | 89 |
| 1922 | #906 | 65 |
| 1923 | #819 | 80 |
| 1924 | #929 | 67 |
| 1925 | #841 | 78 |
| 1926 | #814 | 80 |
| 1927 | #792 | 84 |
| 1928 | #881 | 69 |
| 1929 | #752 | 87 |
| 1930 | #818 | 75 |
| 1931 | #684 | 95 |
| 1932 | #703 | 93 |
| 1933 | #629 | 108 |
| 1934 | #686 | 95 |
| 1935 | #565 | 128 |
| 1936 | #498 | 168 |
| 1937 | #544 | 150 |
| 1938 | #557 | 151 |
| 1939 | #514 | 169 |
| 1940 | #434 | 245 |
| 1941 | #409 | 282 |
| 1942 | #405 | 314 |
| 1943 | #350 | 417 |
| 1944 | #300 | 503 |
| 1945 | #268 | 645 |
| 1946 | #273 | 709 |
| 1947 | #292 | 716 |
| 1948 | #280 | 745 |
| 1949 | #260 | 853 |
| 1950 | #248 | 928 |
| 1951 | #235 | 1,077 |
| 1952 | #231 | 1,144 |
| 1953 | #230 | 1,196 |
| 1954 | #217 | 1,352 |
| 1955 | #202 | 1,568 |
| 1956 | #174 | 2,074 |
| 1957 | #155 | 2,408 |
| 1958 | #162 | 2,388 |
| 1959 | #143 | 2,971 |
| 1960 | #141 | 3,087 |
| 1961 | #128 | 3,543 |
| 1962 | #117 | 3,964 |
| 1963 | #88 | 5,049 |
| 1964 | #70 | 6,086 |
| 1965 | #78 | 4,722 |
| 1966 | #68 | 5,278 |
| 1967 | #71 | 4,934 |
| 1968 | #70 | 5,013 |
| 1969 | #60 | 6,025 |
| 1970 | #54 | 6,405 |
| 1971 | #44 | 6,934 |
| 1972 | #52 | 5,611 |
| 1973 | #59 | 4,934 |
| 1974 | #55 | 5,159 |
| 1975 | #62 | 4,620 |
| 1976 | #64 | 4,408 |
| 1977 | #62 | 4,339 |
| 1978 | #70 | 4,003 |
| 1979 | #54 | 4,948 |
| 1980 | #68 | 4,438 |
| 1981 | #70 | 4,246 |
| 1982 | #67 | 4,241 |
| 1983 | #72 | 3,926 |
| 1984 | #73 | 3,939 |
| 1985 | #82 | 3,348 |
| 1986 | #92 | 3,076 |
| 1987 | #83 | 3,422 |
| 1988 | #90 | 3,192 |
| 1989 | #105 | 2,997 |
| 1990 | #114 | 2,936 |
| 1991 | #131 | 2,412 |
| 1992 | #144 | 2,155 |
| 1993 | #155 | 1,988 |
| 1994 | #167 | 1,805 |
| 1995 | #171 | 1,756 |
| 1996 | #175 | 1,801 |
| 1997 | #179 | 1,683 |
| 1998 | #215 | 1,425 |
| 1999 | #239 | 1,322 |
| 2000 | #311 | 1,016 |
| 2001 | #329 | 945 |
| 2002 | #338 | 894 |
| 2003 | #379 | 800 |
| 2004 | #429 | 704 |
| 2005 | #397 | 791 |
| 2006 | #397 | 809 |
| 2007 | #441 | 728 |
| 2008 | #464 | 681 |
| 2009 | #528 | 574 |
| 2010 | #463 | 654 |
| 2011 | #617 | 469 |
| 2012 | #628 | 455 |
| 2013 | #731 | 373 |
| 2014 | #794 | 353 |
| 2015 | #856 | 326 |
| 2016 | #873 | 322 |
| 2017 | #947 | 279 |
| 2018 | #853 | 318 |
| 2019 | #951 | 278 |
| 2020 | #1,059 | 234 |
| 2021 | #1,080 | 231 |
| 2022 | #1,021 | 253 |
| 2023 | #976 | 264 |
| 2024 | #1,075 | 230 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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