Girls' name · since 1988
Dayona
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Dayona, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 246 have been recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Dayona recorded 246 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2013.
- #17,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayona ranks #17,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayona's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Dayona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayona splits its recorded history at 2002: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2013
- Peak year (2007)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Dayona by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (144 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Dayona's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Dayona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 144 births (59% of all-time use).
Dayona by state
Where Dayona concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 246 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dayona's data
- Dayona's decade-level peak was the 2000s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Dayonas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dayona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1988–2013 (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 Dayona 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.