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Dayanna

Girl

Meaning of Dayanna: American: 'invented variant of Diana'

Dayanna is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1759th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1759

111 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,916

First recorded 1984 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 41 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 35 babies1997: 59 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 55 babies2000: 82 babies20002001: 87 babies2002: 104 babies2003: 109 babies2004: 121 babies2005: 101 babies2006: 119 babies2007: 155 babies2008: 158 babies2009: 199 babies2010: 161 babies20102011: 185 babies2012: 172 babies2013: 174 babies2014: 159 babies2015: 166 babies2016: 149 babies2017: 152 babies2018: 139 babies2019: 139 babies2020: 133 babies20202021: 125 babies2022: 98 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 112 babies2025: 111 babies
US babies named Dayanna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 199.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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