US rank #13655 Girls' name Peak 2001 638 births

Daena — #13655 US girls' name

638 babies named Daena in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s541970s1111980s1341990s982000s1322010s702020s29
#13655
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Daena was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

18 babies were named Daena in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daena

The Social Security Administration has registered 638 babies named Daena between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daena currently holds the #13655 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Daena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Daena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 638 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

638

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2001

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#13,655

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
18
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
05101520 202420142006199819901982197419641951 5

Daena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 21% of Daena's all-time total
1950s101960s541970s1111980s1341990s982000s1322010s702020s29

Daena by state

Where Daena concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Daena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
82 12.9%
#2 California
26 4.1%
Texas share of Daena's total US births 12.9%
Even split

82 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daena?
638 babies have been named Daena since 1951. It currently ranks #13655 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 18 births.
When was Daena most popular?
Daena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Daena most popular?
The top states for the name Daena are Texas (82 births), California (26 births).
How long has the name Daena been used?
Daena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daelyn, Daenerys, Daelynn, Daeja, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.