Dana
#1,027 for girls in 2025, 244 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 78.4% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1971 · 6,934 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 193,555since 1882
Dana over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,027 | 244 | #4,139 | 25 |
| 2024 | #1,077 | 230 | #4,200 | 25 |
| 2023 | #976 | 264 | #4,742 | 21 |
| 2022 | #1,022 | 253 | #4,850 | 20 |
| 2021 | #1,081 | 231 | #4,118 | 25 |
| 2020 | #1,059 | 234 | #3,811 | 27 |
| 2019 | #951 | 278 | #3,426 | 33 |
| 2018 | #853 | 318 | #3,524 | 31 |
| 2017 | #942 | 280 | #3,586 | 30 |
| 2016 | #873 | 322 | #3,358 | 33 |
| 2015 | #856 | 326 | #3,085 | 37 |
| 2014 | #794 | 353 | #3,038 | 37 |
| 2013 | #732 | 373 | #3,582 | 29 |
| 2012 | #628 | 455 | #2,905 | 40 |
| 2011 | #617 | 469 | #2,904 | 40 |
| 2010 | #463 | 654 | #2,682 | 45 |
| 2009 | #528 | 574 | #2,287 | 57 |
| 2008 | #464 | 681 | #2,140 | 63 |
| 2007 | #441 | 728 | #1,912 | 74 |
| 2006 | #397 | 809 | #2,062 | 64 |
| 2005 | #397 | 791 | #1,772 | 74 |
| 2004 | #429 | 704 | #1,880 | 65 |
| 2003 | #379 | 800 | #1,611 | 78 |
| 2002 | #338 | 894 | #1,505 | 83 |
| 2001 | #329 | 945 | #1,316 | 99 |
| 2000 | #311 | 1,016 | #1,196 | 113 |
| 1999 | #239 | 1,323 | #1,158 | 113 |
| 1998 | #215 | 1,425 | #1,096 | 117 |
| 1997 | #179 | 1,683 | #906 | 151 |
| 1996 | #175 | 1,801 | #860 | 161 |
| 1995 | #170 | 1,757 | #785 | 186 |
| 1994 | #167 | 1,804 | #745 | 197 |
| 1993 | #155 | 1,988 | #656 | 246 |
| 1992 | #144 | 2,155 | #626 | 271 |
| 1991 | #131 | 2,412 | #554 | 335 |
| 1990 | #114 | 2,936 | #532 | 346 |
| 1989 | #105 | 2,997 | #505 | 358 |
| 1988 | #90 | 3,192 | #463 | 385 |
| 1987 | #83 | 3,422 | #429 | 419 |
| 1986 | #92 | 3,076 | #390 | 467 |
| 1985 | #82 | 3,348 | #375 | 482 |
| 1984 | #73 | 3,939 | #365 | 489 |
| 1983 | #72 | 3,926 | #369 | 476 |
| 1982 | #67 | 4,242 | #350 | 529 |
| 1981 | #70 | 4,246 | #339 | 542 |
| 1980 | #68 | 4,438 | #353 | 508 |
| 1979 | #54 | 4,948 | #311 | 627 |
| 1978 | #71 | 4,002 | #325 | 539 |
| 1977 | #62 | 4,339 | #304 | 638 |
| 1976 | #64 | 4,408 | #282 | 671 |
| 1975 | #62 | 4,619 | #239 | 858 |
| 1974 | #55 | 5,158 | #246 | 813 |
| 1973 | #59 | 4,934 | #216 | 1,013 |
| 1972 | #52 | 5,610 | #216 | 1,030 |
| 1971 | #44 | 6,934 | #213 | 1,098 |
| 1970 | #54 | 6,406 | #226 | 1,038 |
| 1969 | #60 | 6,025 | #228 | 1,006 |
| 1968 | #70 | 5,012 | #222 | 1,021 |
| 1967 | #71 | 4,935 | #218 | 1,028 |
| 1966 | #68 | 5,278 | #219 | 1,018 |
| 1965 | #78 | 4,722 | #206 | 1,216 |
| 1964 | #70 | 6,087 | #206 | 1,355 |
| 1963 | #88 | 5,048 | #181 | 1,621 |
| 1962 | #117 | 3,964 | #172 | 1,799 |
| 1961 | #128 | 3,544 | #180 | 1,693 |
| 1960 | #141 | 3,086 | #187 | 1,670 |
| 1959 | #143 | 2,970 | #180 | 1,694 |
| 1958 | #162 | 2,389 | #184 | 1,536 |
| 1957 | #155 | 2,408 | #186 | 1,619 |
| 1956 | #174 | 2,074 | #178 | 1,634 |
| 1955 | #202 | 1,568 | #176 | 1,571 |
| 1954 | #217 | 1,352 | #165 | 1,741 |
| 1953 | #230 | 1,196 | #178 | 1,505 |
| 1952 | #231 | 1,144 | #183 | 1,378 |
| 1951 | #235 | 1,077 | #185 | 1,284 |
| 1950 | #248 | 928 | #184 | 1,198 |
| 1949 | #260 | 853 | #192 | 1,079 |
| 1948 | #280 | 745 | #196 | 1,021 |
| 1947 | #292 | 716 | #208 | 945 |
| 1946 | #273 | 709 | #260 | 580 |
| 1945 | #268 | 645 | #323 | 340 |
| 1944 | #300 | 503 | #372 | 260 |
| 1943 | #350 | 417 | #462 | 186 |
| 1942 | #405 | 314 | #481 | 162 |
| 1941 | #409 | 282 | #490 | 144 |
| 1940 | #434 | 245 | #483 | 142 |
| 1939 | #514 | 169 | #474 | 144 |
| 1938 | #557 | 151 | #508 | 132 |
| 1937 | #544 | 150 | #498 | 133 |
| 1936 | #498 | 168 | #523 | 118 |
| 1935 | #565 | 128 | #528 | 120 |
| 1934 | #686 | 95 | #513 | 128 |
| 1933 | #629 | 108 | #484 | 134 |
| 1932 | #703 | 93 | #504 | 130 |
| 1931 | #684 | 95 | #503 | 130 |
| 1930 | #818 | 75 | #537 | 123 |
| 1929 | #752 | 87 | #527 | 122 |
| 1928 | #881 | 69 | #533 | 129 |
| 1927 | #792 | 84 | #512 | 141 |
| 1926 | #814 | 80 | #580 | 114 |
| 1925 | #841 | 78 | #577 | 116 |
| 1924 | #929 | 67 | #603 | 112 |
| 1923 | #819 | 80 | #606 | 110 |
| 1922 | #906 | 65 | #559 | 128 |
| 1921 | #775 | 89 | #611 | 107 |
| 1920 | #872 | 69 | #635 | 98 |
| 1919 | #1,010 | 51 | #682 | 83 |
| 1918 | #879 | 66 | #585 | 108 |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | #603 | 97 |
| 1916 | #1,026 | 45 | #630 | 85 |
| 1915 | #1,115 | 37 | #609 | 89 |
| 1914 | #942 | 39 | #632 | 64 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #604 | 53 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 | #608 | 45 |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | #597 | 26 |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 | #677 | 19 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | #679 | 16 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | #712 | 14 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #664 | 15 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | #613 | 15 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | #615 | 15 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #723 | 11 |
| 1903 | #931 | 14 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #637 | 11 |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | #555 | 19 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | #502 | 15 |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | #744 | 9 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | #722 | 10 |
| 1895 | #1,123 | 9 | #609 | 12 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | #567 | 13 |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | #650 | 10 |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 | #456 | 15 |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | — | #752 | 7 | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | #694 | 8 |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #641 | 9 |
| 1884 | #686 | 10 | #570 | 11 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | #489 | 14 |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Dana! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Dana is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Jersey#24 · 1 in 135
- Delaware#26 · 1 in 99
- Louisiana#29 · 1 in 159
- Alabama#32 · 1 in 160
- South Carolina#32 · 1 in 182
Best ever in a state: #17 in Oklahoma, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #24 | 275 | 1 in 135 |
| Delaware | #26 | 28 | 1 in 99 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 184 | 1 in 159 |
| Alabama | #32 | 143 | 1 in 160 |
| South Carolina | #32 | 95 | 1 in 182 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 396 | 1 in 173 |
| North Carolina | #35 | 172 | 1 in 191 |
| Georgia | #36 | 168 | 1 in 200 |
| District of Columbia | #40 | 31 | 1 in 179 |
| Virginia | #40 | 142 | 1 in 206 |
| Mississippi | #41 | 78 | 1 in 200 |
| Florida | #44 | 188 | 1 in 249 |
| Tennessee | #46 | 120 | 1 in 237 |
| Missouri | #50 | 131 | 1 in 246 |
| North Dakota | #51 | 22 | 1 in 210 |
| Kansas | #52 | 58 | 1 in 248 |
| Kentucky | #52 | 103 | 1 in 238 |
| Michigan | #52 | 226 | 1 in 264 |
| Arkansas | #53 | 53 | 1 in 244 |
| New York | #53 | 349 | 1 in 283 |
| Oklahoma | #53 | 67 | 1 in 276 |
| Maryland | #57 | 71 | 1 in 274 |
| Wisconsin | #57 | 115 | 1 in 266 |
| Illinois | #60 | 241 | 1 in 310 |
| Hawaii | #61 | 19 | 1 in 251 |
| Indiana | #63 | 117 | 1 in 310 |
| Connecticut | #65 | 51 | 1 in 288 |
| Minnesota | #71 | 85 | 1 in 327 |
| Montana | #71 | 15 | 1 in 312 |
| Alaska | #75 | 10 | 1 in 268 |
| Iowa | #77 | 59 | 1 in 334 |
| Texas | #78 | 272 | 1 in 408 |
| Colorado | #79 | 53 | 1 in 352 |
| Ohio | #79 | 185 | 1 in 390 |
| New Mexico | #82 | 23 | 1 in 377 |
| Nebraska | #83 | 29 | 1 in 355 |
| Wyoming | #84 | 9 | 1 in 318 |
| Oregon | #103 | 35 | 1 in 480 |
| California | #106 | 324 | 1 in 504 |
| Washington | #111 | 47 | 1 in 539 |
| South Dakota | #112 | 10 | 1 in 470 |
| Arizona | #113 | 37 | 1 in 483 |
| Rhode Island | #114 | 9 | 1 in 497 |
| Idaho | #122 | 13 | 1 in 531 |
| Utah | #132 | 27 | 1 in 595 |
| Nevada | #161 | 6 | 1 in 620 |
| West Virginia | #162 | 16 | 1 in 761 |
| Massachusetts | #190 | 29 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Maine | #221 | 5 | 1 in 1,219 |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 50 spots since 2024 (#1,077 → #1,027)
- 32 spots since 2020 (#1,059 → #1,027)
- 171 spots since 2015 (#856 → #1,027)
- Biggest jump: 663 spots in 1903 (#1,594 → #931)
- Biggest drop: 633 spots in 1901 (#833 → #1,466)
Rise & fade · girls
89 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1971 at #44 (6,934 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 26 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1963–1988
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1920–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 240
- Highest: 1 in 240 girls born in 1971 were named Dana (0.42%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,587 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 26.5% of all girls named Dana (51,358) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1956
- Mostly boys until 1955, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 45 | #686 (1884) | #827 |
| 1890s | 100 | #835 (1899) | #1,026 |
| 1900s | 113 | #833 (1900) | #1,209 |
| 1910s | 367 | #879 (1918) | #1,057 |
| 1920s | 768 | #752 (1929) | #838 |
| 1930s | 1,232 | #498 (1936) | #620 |
| 1940s | 5,429 | #260 (1949) | #327 |
| 1950s | 17,106 | #143 (1959) | #200 |
| 1960s | 47,701 | #60 (1969) | #89 |
| 1970s | 51,358 | #44 (1971) | #58 |
| 1980s | 36,826 | #67 (1982) | #80 |
| 1990s | 19,284 | #114 (1990) | #169 |
| 2000s | 7,942 | #311 (2000) | #401 |
| 2010s | 3,828 | #463 (2010) | #771 |
| 2020s | 1,456 | #976 (2023) | #1,040 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dana in 1979
girls
#54
4,948 births · 1 in 324 girls
boys
#311
627 births · 1 in 2,746 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 324 of them was named Dana, which outranked 99.5% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dana
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 2,746 of them was named Dana, which outranked 95.6% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dana
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.