Recorded 2003–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 23 births

Dayanah — girls' name

23 babies named Dayanah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Dayanah since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2012.

23
total births
2003–2012
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dayanah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dayanah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Dayanah between 2003 and 2012, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayanah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayanah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dayanah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayanah 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 23 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.

Dayanah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

23

Since 2003

10 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2003

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dayanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2003

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Dayanah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 52% of Dayanah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayanah?
23 babies have been named Dayanah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Dayanah most popular?
Dayanah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Dayanah been used?
Dayanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 10 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Dayanah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2003–2012 (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.