Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Dayana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #716 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#716
among girls · ↓219 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
392
named Dayana · -37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,100
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
777 babies
All-time total
15,603
#1,254 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Dayana popularity over time

15,603 babies have been named Dayana since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 93 – 93 9 – #3,802
1980s 321 – 321 32 +245% #2,152
1990s 1,427 – 1,427 143 +345% #755
2000s 4,830 – 4,830 483 +238% #412
2010s 5,759 – 5,759 576 +19% #446
2020s (to 2025) 3,168 5 3,173 529 -8% #488

Where Dayana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 389 0.24 outside top 500
2027 386 0.24 outside top 500
2028 384 0.24 outside top 500
2029 382 0.24 outside top 500
2030 380 0.24 outside top 500

Where Dayana is most popular

Girls named Dayana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.332 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dayana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 85 0.802 +142%
Texas 479 0.596 +79%
California 486 0.578 +74%
North Carolina 116 0.509 +54%
Virginia 82 0.481 +45%
Oklahoma 35 0.476 +43%
Alabama 43 0.458 +38%
Illinois 104 0.454 +37%
New Jersey 82 0.454 +37%
Delaware 5 0.441 +33%
Tennessee 69 0.436 +31%
Arizona 58 0.413 +25%
Washington 58 0.402 +21%
Georgia 90 0.396 +19%
Florida 164 0.383 +16%
Colorado 41 0.367 +11%
New York 140 0.354 +7%
South Carolina 30 0.334 ≈ national
Arkansas 16 0.303 -9%
Nebraska 10 0.278 -16%
Indiana 38 0.271 -18%
Oregon 17 0.261 -21%
Ohio 56 0.236 -29%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -38%
Kansas 11 0.191 -43%
Kentucky 16 0.187 -44%
Pennsylvania 44 0.186 -44%
Minnesota 19 0.176 -47%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 -47%
Louisiana 13 0.149 -55%
Utah 10 0.120 -64%
Iowa 7 0.120 -64%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -65%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -68%
Michigan 19 0.104 -69%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -74%
Missouri 6 0.050 -85%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dayana

Dayana is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #716 in 2025 with 392 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 15,603 American babies have been named Dayana. Its peak came in 2008, when 777 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dayana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dayana?

The median living Dayana is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 20. An estimated 15 thousand people named Dayana are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dayana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 392 #716 – –
2024 619 #497 – –
2023 629 #488 5 #12,643
2022 563 #546 – –
2021 489 #610 – –
2020 476 #612 – –
2019 524 #582 – –
2018 622 #499 – –
2017 544 #560 – –
2016 497 #606 – –
2015 522 #582 – –
2014 490 #601 – –
2013 543 #547 – –
2012 701 #447 – –
2011 692 #446 – –
2010 624 #484 – –
2009 760 #421 – –
2008 777 #412 – –
2007 576 #541 – –
2006 529 #557 – –
2005 513 #558 – –
2004 434 #627 – –
2003 392 #674 – –
2002 316 #764 – –
2001 283 #820 – –
2000 250 #883 – –
1995 133 #1,267 – –
1990 74 #1,896 – –
1985 29 #3,103 – –
1980 15 #4,780 – –
1975 14 #4,404 – –
1970 6 #7,269 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Dayana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dayana Yastremska Dayana Yastremska Ukrainian tennis player (born 2000) Contemporary
  2. 2 Dayana Mendoza Dayana Mendoza Venezuelan model, actress and former beauty pageant contestant b. 1986 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Dayana Kirillova Dayana Kirillova Russian singer (born 2002) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dayana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dayana?

The median living Dayana is about 14 years old. Half of all living Dayanas are between 7 and 20 years old.

How many people named Dayana are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Dayana are alive in the United States, based on 15,603 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Dayana in 2025?

Dayana ranked #716 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 392 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dayana?

15,603 babies have been named Dayana in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dayana most popular?

Dayana peaked in 2008, when 777 newborns received the name.

Is Dayana a boy or girl name?

Dayana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dayana rising or falling?

Dayana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dayana become more popular?

Dayana looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 380 girls named Dayana in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dayana?

Well-known people named Dayana include Dayana Yastremska (tennis player), Dayana Mendoza (celebrity), Dayana Kirillova (singer).

Names like Dayana

Names that sound and feel close to Dayana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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