Girls' name · since 1983
Dayonna
787 babies named Dayonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
787 babies have been named Dayonna since 1983, making it today's #12276 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dayonna recorded 787 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #12276 nationally today, ahead of 29% of girls, 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 1983 to 2025.
- #8,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,276 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 787 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayonna ranks #8,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,276 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 787 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 787
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayonna's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Dayonna compares
787 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Dayonna's all-time total is 109% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayonna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 787 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dayonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dayonna's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dayonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Dayonna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (354 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Dayonna's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dayonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s
2000s
354 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 354 births (45% of all-time use).
How Dayonna 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 Dayonna's total volume
Dayonna by state
Where Dayonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 86 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 28 | 3.6% |
| #3 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
86 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayonna's data
- Dayonna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Dayonnas (86 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Dayonna 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.