Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Dayanara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,092 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#4,092
among girls · ↓676 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Dayanara · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
909 babies
All-time total
6,568
#2,151 all-time among girls
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Dayanara popularity over time

6,568 babies have been named Dayanara since 1974, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 107 11 – #2,036
1980s 23 2 -79% #7,565
1990s 397 40 +1626% #1,722
2000s 4,759 476 +1099% #345
2010s 995 100 -79% #1,138
2020s (to 2025) 287 48 -52% #2,789

Where Dayanara 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 33 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 27 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Dayanara

Dayanara is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,092 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 6,568 American babies have been named Dayanara. Its peak came in 2005, when 909 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 Dayanara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dayanara?

The median living Dayanara is about 19 years old; half are between 17 and 21. An estimated 6,500 people named Dayanara are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Dayanara year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 35 #4,092
2024 46 #3,416
2023 45 #3,482
2022 44 #3,551
2021 58 #2,899
2020 59 #2,789
2019 67 #2,606
2018 68 #2,569
2017 64 #2,700
2016 76 #2,430
2015 67 #2,657
2014 85 #2,218
2013 89 #2,128
2012 122 #1,708
2011 142 #1,546
2010 215 #1,138
2009 349 #812
2008 553 #558
2007 690 #467
2006 726 #439
2005 909 #345
2004 709 #428
2003 365 #713
2002 183 #1,135
2001 167 #1,215
2000 108 #1,634
1995 56 #2,349
1990 8 #9,482
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 31 #2,524
1970 – –
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1960 – –
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1925 – –
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Famous people named Dayanara

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

  1. 1 Dayanara Torres Dayanara Torres Puerto Rican actress and model b. 1974 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dayanara?

The median living Dayanara is about 19 years old. Half of all living Dayanaras are between 17 and 21 years old.

How many people named Dayanara are alive today?

An estimated 6,500 people named Dayanara are alive in the United States, based on 6,568 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Dayanara in 2025?

Dayanara ranked #4,092 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dayanara?

6,568 babies have been named Dayanara in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dayanara most popular?

Dayanara peaked in 2005, when 909 newborns received the name.

Is Dayanara a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Dayanara rising or falling?

Dayanara is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dayanara become more popular?

Dayanara is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Dayanara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dayanara?

Well-known people named Dayanara include Dayanara Torres (actor).

Names like Dayanara

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

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