US rank #3403 Girls' name Peak 2005 6,533 births

Dayanara — #3403 US girls' name

6,533 babies named Dayanara in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1071980s231990s3972000s47592010s9952020s252
#3403
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Dayanara was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

909 babies were named Dayanara in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayanara

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,533 babies named Dayanara between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayanara currently holds the #3403 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 909 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayanara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,759 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dayanara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,794 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Dayanara in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayanara 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 6,533 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.

Dayanara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,533

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2005

909 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,403

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dayanara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
909
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420182012200620001994198219751974 41

Dayanara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,759 births that decade — 73% of Dayanara's all-time total
1970s1071980s231990s3972000s47592010s9952020s252

Dayanara by state

Where Dayanara concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dayanara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,794 27.5%
#2 Texas
1,008 15.4%
#3 Illinois
394 6.0%
#4 Arizona
385 5.9%
#5 New York
360 5.5%
#6 Florida
300 4.6%
#7 New Jersey
169 2.6%
#8 Colorado
149 2.3%
California share of Dayanara's total US births 27.5%
Even split

1,794 of 6,533 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Dayanara appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayanara?
6,533 babies have been named Dayanara since 1974. It currently ranks #3403 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 909 births.
When was Dayanara most popular?
Dayanara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,759 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Dayanara most popular?
The top states for the name Dayanara are California (1,794 births), Texas (1,008 births), Illinois (394 births).
How long has the name Dayanara been used?
Dayanara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dayanara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanna, Daysha, 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, 1974–2024 (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.