Girls' name · since 1984
Dayanna
3,916 babies named Dayanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,814 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,916
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dayanna is the #1814 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,916 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Dayanna recorded 3,916 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #1814 nationally today, ahead of 90% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #3,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,814 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,916 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayanna ranks #3,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,814 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,916 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,814 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,916
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dayanna's 3,916 recorded births place it above 95.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dayanna compares
3,916 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Dayanna's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,916 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 199 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayanna splits its recorded history at 2005: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 199 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 199
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dayanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,596 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Dayanna's strongest decade.
1,596 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dayanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 352
1990s
352 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,235 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,596 births
- 2020s
2020s
689 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,596 births (41% of all-time use).
How Dayanna 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 Dayanna's total volume
Dayanna by state
Where Dayanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 865 | 22.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 717 | 18.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 149 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 146 | 3.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 137 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 120 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 107 | 2.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 87 | 2.2% |
865 of 3,916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Dayanna appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayanna's data
- Dayanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,596 total births) through the 2020s (689) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dayannas (865 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Dayanna
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Dayanna 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.