Dayannara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- da-ya-NAH-ra
- Origin
- Modern
Dayannara is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dayannara mean?
Modern: spelling of Dayanara; Spanish elaboration of Dayana
Became widely known through Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico, crowned Miss Universe in 1993.
Meaning borrowed from Dayanara.
Is Dayannara a girl's or a boy's name?
Dayannara is a girls' name.
How popular is Dayannara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Dayannara in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dayannara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
Names like Dayannara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dariana, Kianna, Kiana, Mckenna, Kiara, Dearra, Brianna, Nevaeh, Isabella, Sedona, Dariela, Dayana
Names related to Dayannara
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dayannara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dayannara, updated 20 October 2026.