Recorded 1988–2013 Girls' name Peak 2007 246 births

Dayona — girls' name

246 babies named Dayona in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s742000s1442010s23

The verdict

246 girls have been named Dayona since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

246
total births
1988–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Dayona was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dayona in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayona

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Dayona between 1988 and 2013, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayona performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dayona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dayona in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayona 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 246 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.

Dayona at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

246

Since 1988

26 years of records

Peak year

2007

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1988

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2013

Dayona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1988

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2007)
20
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Dayona by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
144 births that decade — 59% of Dayona's all-time total
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Dayona by state

Where Dayona concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dayona
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
6 2.4%
Pennsylvania share of Dayona's total US births 2.4%

6 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayona?
246 babies have been named Dayona since 1988. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2007 with 20 births.
When was Dayona most popular?
Dayona was most popular in the 2000s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Dayona most popular?
The top states for the name Dayona are Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Dayona been used?
Dayona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 26 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Dayona?
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, 1988–2013 (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.