Dana
Girl · DAH-na
Dana is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 945th for girls in the UK (39 babies) and 1,027th for girls in the US (244 babies).
Where does Dana come from?
Used in several languages: an English surname, a Slavic short form of Bogdana or Daniela, and an Arabic name
- Say it
- DAH-na
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Is Dana a girl's or a boy's name?
Dana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls in the UK and 244 girls and 25 boys in the US.
How popular is Dana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #945among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the UK were named Dana, making it the 945th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,121st. Its busiest year was 1997, with 225 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the girls named Dana in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 44 girls in the UK were given Dana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #796, up from #945 for this spelling alone.
- Dana 39
- Danna 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 894th in England and Wales.
Dana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #945 |
| 2024 | 38 | #984 |
| 2023 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2022 | 36 | #1,027 |
| 2021 | 39 | #967 |
| 2020 | 32 | #1,121 |
| 2019 | 45 | #878 |
| 2018 | 46 | #875 |
| 2017 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2016 | 39 | #999 |
| 2015 | 50 | #830 |
| 2014 | 59 | #722 |
| 2013 | 48 | #848 |
| 2012 | 50 | #831 |
| 2011 | 42 | #923 |
| 2010 | 58 | #696 |
| 2009 | 60 | #674 |
| 2008 | 58 | #694 |
| 2007 | 59 | #655 |
| 2006 | 59 | #623 |
| 2005 | 62 | #581 |
| 2004 | 54 | #621 |
| 2003 | 75 | #488 |
| 2002 | 64 | #517 |
| 2001 | 86 | #417 |
| 2000 | 84 | #418 |
| 1999 | 159 | #275 |
| 1998 | 173 | #263 |
| 1997 | 225 | #214 |
| 1996 | 189 | #235 |
How popular is Dana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,027among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 244about 1 in 6,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 244 girls in the US were named Dana, making it the 1,027th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,059th. Its busiest year was 1971, with 6,934 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882. 25 boys were also named Dana in 2025 (4,138th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Dana in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,053 girls in the US were given Dana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #321, up from #1,027 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 50% of the babies named Dana in the US in 1899, and 91% in 2025.
Dana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 244 | #1,027 |
| 2024 | 230 | #1,077 |
| 2023 | 264 | #976 |
| 2022 | 253 | #1,022 |
| 2021 | 231 | #1,081 |
| 2020 | 234 | #1,059 |
| 2019 | 278 | #951 |
| 2018 | 318 | #853 |
| 2017 | 280 | #942 |
| 2016 | 322 | #873 |
| 2015 | 326 | #856 |
| 2014 | 353 | #794 |
| 2013 | 373 | #732 |
| 2012 | 455 | #628 |
| 2011 | 469 | #617 |
| 2010 | 654 | #463 |
| 2009 | 574 | #528 |
| 2008 | 681 | #464 |
| 2007 | 728 | #441 |
| 2006 | 809 | #397 |
| 2005 | 791 | #397 |
| 2004 | 704 | #429 |
| 2003 | 800 | #379 |
| 2002 | 894 | #338 |
| 2001 | 945 | #329 |
| 2000 | 1,016 | #311 |
| 1999 | 1,323 | #239 |
| 1998 | 1,425 | #215 |
| 1997 | 1,683 | #179 |
| 1996 | 1,801 | #175 |
| 1995 | 1,757 | #170 |
| 1994 | 1,804 | #167 |
| 1993 | 1,988 | #155 |
| 1992 | 2,155 | #144 |
| 1991 | 2,412 | #131 |
| 1990 | 2,936 | #114 |
| 1989 | 2,997 | #105 |
| 1988 | 3,192 | #90 |
| 1987 | 3,422 | #83 |
| 1986 | 3,076 | #92 |
| 1985 | 3,348 | #82 |
| 1984 | 3,939 | #73 |
| 1983 | 3,926 | #72 |
| 1982 | 4,242 | #67 |
| 1981 | 4,246 | #70 |
| 1980 | 4,438 | #68 |
| 1979 | 4,948 | #54 |
| 1978 | 4,002 | #71 |
| 1977 | 4,339 | #62 |
| 1976 | 4,408 | #64 |
| 1975 | 4,619 | #62 |
| 1974 | 5,158 | #55 |
| 1973 | 4,934 | #59 |
| 1972 | 5,610 | #52 |
| 1971 | 6,934 | #44 |
| 1970 | 6,406 | #54 |
| 1969 | 6,025 | #60 |
| 1968 | 5,012 | #70 |
| 1967 | 4,935 | #71 |
| 1966 | 5,278 | #68 |
| 1965 | 4,722 | #78 |
| 1964 | 6,087 | #70 |
| 1963 | 5,048 | #88 |
| 1962 | 3,964 | #117 |
| 1961 | 3,544 | #128 |
| 1960 | 3,086 | #141 |
| 1959 | 2,970 | #143 |
| 1958 | 2,389 | #162 |
| 1957 | 2,408 | #155 |
| 1956 | 2,074 | #174 |
| 1955 | 1,568 | #202 |
| 1954 | 1,352 | #217 |
| 1953 | 1,196 | #230 |
| 1952 | 1,144 | #231 |
| 1951 | 1,077 | #235 |
| 1950 | 928 | #248 |
| 1949 | 853 | #260 |
| 1948 | 745 | #280 |
| 1947 | 716 | #292 |
| 1946 | 709 | #273 |
| 1945 | 645 | #268 |
| 1944 | 503 | #300 |
| 1943 | 417 | #350 |
| 1942 | 314 | #405 |
| 1941 | 282 | #409 |
| 1940 | 245 | #434 |
| 1939 | 169 | #514 |
| 1938 | 151 | #557 |
| 1937 | 150 | #544 |
| 1936 | 168 | #498 |
| 1935 | 128 | #565 |
| 1934 | 95 | #686 |
| 1933 | 108 | #629 |
| 1932 | 93 | #703 |
| 1931 | 95 | #684 |
| 1930 | 75 | #818 |
| 1929 | 87 | #752 |
| 1928 | 69 | #881 |
| 1927 | 84 | #792 |
| 1926 | 80 | #814 |
| 1925 | 78 | #841 |
| 1924 | 67 | #929 |
| 1923 | 80 | #819 |
| 1922 | 65 | #906 |
| 1921 | 89 | #775 |
| 1920 | 69 | #872 |
| 1919 | 51 | #1,010 |
| 1918 | 66 | #879 |
| 1917 | 55 | #933 |
| 1916 | 45 | #1,026 |
| 1915 | 37 | #1,115 |
| 1914 | 39 | #942 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,176 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,252 |
| 1911 | 13 | #1,300 |
| 1910 | 21 | #941 |
| 1909 | 13 | #1,152 |
| 1908 | 15 | #1,044 |
| 1907 | 11 | #1,206 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,229 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,537 |
| 1904 | 11 | #1,092 |
| 1903 | 14 | #931 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,466 |
| 1900 | 20 | #833 |
| 1899 | 15 | #835 |
| 1898 | 12 | #1,009 |
| 1897 | 10 | #1,037 |
| 1896 | 13 | #903 |
| 1895 | 9 | #1,123 |
| 1894 | 7 | #1,236 |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,091 |
| 1892 | 8 | #1,085 |
| 1891 | 11 | #839 |
| 1890 | 7 | #1,099 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #828 |
| 1885 | 6 | #921 |
| 1884 | 10 | #686 |
| 1883 | 7 | #754 |
| 1882 | 6 | #813 |
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