Girls' name · since 1931
Dauna
Dauna has 201 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1933 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dauna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 201 recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Dauna recorded 201 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2004.
- #19,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 201 born since 1931
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dauna ranks #19,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1931, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1931
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dauna's 201 recorded births place it above 72.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dauna's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1933 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2004
- Peak year (1933)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Dauna by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (59 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Dauna's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 59 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dauna's data
- Dauna's decade-level peak was the 1950s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dauna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1931–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dauna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.