Girls' name · since 1970
Dayana
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 15,598 babies named Dayana, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #716 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,598
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayana currently ranks #716 among girls' names in America, with 15,598 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Dayana recorded 15,598 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #716 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #716 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,598 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayana ranks #1,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #716 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,598 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #716 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,598
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayana's 15,598 recorded births place it above 98.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dayana compares
15,598 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dayana's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,598 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 777 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayana splits its recorded history at 1998: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 777 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 777
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dayana popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Dayana as boys' name)
Dayana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,759 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Dayana's strongest decade.
5,759 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dayana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 321
1980s
321 births
- 1990s 1,427
1990s
1,427 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,830 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,759 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,168 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,759 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dayana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dayana's total volume
Dayana by state
Where Dayana concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,615 | 23.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,467 | 15.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,056 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 954 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 644 | 4.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 541 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 516 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 474 | 3.0% |
3,615 of 15,598 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Dayana appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayana's data
- Dayana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,759 total births) through the 2020s (3,168) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dayanas (3,615 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Dayana 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.