Dayna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAY-nuh
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Dayna is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Dayna mean?
English: spelling of Dana
Spelling of Dana, which came into use as a girl's name in the 20th century.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dayna a girl's or a boy's name?
Dayna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dayna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Dayna, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 103 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dayna in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Dayna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,679 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 24 | #1,128 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,216 |
| 2002 | 39 | #722 |
| 2001 | 36 | #751 |
| 2000 | 42 | #665 |
| 1999 | 82 | #427 |
| 1998 | 88 | #401 |
| 1997 | 95 | #391 |
| 1996 | 103 | #369 |
How popular is Dayna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Dayna, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,675th. Its busiest year was 1988, with 361 girls. It first appears in the records in 1937.
2025 had fewer girls named Dayna than any year since 1944.
Half of all the girls named Dayna in the US since 1880 were born between 1970 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dayna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 20 | #5,959 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4,743 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,904 |
| 2021 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3,675 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,922 |
| 2018 | 54 | #3,003 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 47 | #3,379 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 57 | #2,967 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,972 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,597 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2010 | 81 | #2,341 |
| 2009 | 95 | #2,119 |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,762 |
| 2007 | 139 | #1,602 |
| 2006 | 147 | #1,495 |
| 2005 | 169 | #1,307 |
| 2004 | 174 | #1,248 |
| 2003 | 188 | #1,148 |
| 2002 | 200 | #1,062 |
| 2001 | 197 | #1,075 |
| 2000 | 220 | #961 |
| 1999 | 220 | #944 |
| 1998 | 198 | #1,006 |
| 1997 | 250 | #828 |
| 1996 | 224 | #879 |
| 1995 | 267 | #757 |
| 1994 | 261 | #783 |
| 1993 | 259 | #788 |
| 1992 | 278 | #751 |
| 1991 | 333 | #655 |
| 1990 | 351 | #637 |
| 1989 | 342 | #620 |
| 1988 | 361 | #570 |
| 1987 | 360 | #557 |
| 1986 | 260 | #696 |
| 1985 | 337 | #577 |
| 1984 | 321 | #572 |
| 1983 | 294 | #603 |
| 1982 | 356 | #543 |
| 1981 | 331 | #560 |
| 1980 | 340 | #547 |
| 1979 | 340 | #548 |
| 1978 | 245 | #655 |
| 1977 | 284 | #599 |
| 1976 | 226 | #675 |
| 1975 | 216 | #692 |
| 1974 | 276 | #574 |
| 1973 | 218 | #687 |
| 1972 | 285 | #576 |
| 1971 | 285 | #601 |
| 1970 | 287 | #605 |
| 1969 | 277 | #596 |
| 1968 | 255 | #603 |
| 1967 | 255 | #596 |
| 1966 | 213 | #662 |
| 1965 | 241 | #629 |
| 1964 | 273 | #606 |
| 1963 | 260 | #626 |
| 1962 | 212 | #709 |
| 1961 | 175 | #792 |
| 1960 | 162 | #817 |
| 1959 | 164 | #796 |
| 1958 | 157 | #800 |
| 1957 | 132 | #886 |
| 1956 | 124 | #896 |
| 1955 | 123 | #875 |
| 1954 | 56 | #1,332 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,548 |
| 1952 | 58 | #1,249 |
| 1951 | 58 | #1,214 |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,374 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,511 |
| 1948 | 32 | #1,647 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,721 |
| 1946 | 20 | #2,093 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,449 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
Names like Dayna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Jessica Amber Francesca Darla Erin Cara Tara Molly Robyn Jasmine Lara
Names related to Dayna
Diana Dana Dania Dan Dayana Diyana Danya Daniya Danna Danae Dayanna Daniyah
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Dayna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dayna, updated 20 October 2026.