NameTides

Dana

Dana was the #1,027 girls' name in the US in 2025 (244 babies), and #894 in England & Wales and #935 in Canada.

Dana as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Dana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Dana as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,027 (244)#894 (39)——#718 (4)#935 (29)
2024#1,077 (230)#934 (38)——#736 (4)#661 (44)
2023#976 (264)#1,008 (34)#749 (3)—#445 (8)#566 (51)
2022#1,022 (253)#982 (35)——#905 (3)#696 (40)
2021#1,081 (231)#957 (36)#792 (3)—#883 (3)#667 (44)
2020#1,059 (234)#1,164 (28)#636 (4)—#700 (4)#942 (28)
2019#951 (278)#897 (40)#560 (5)——#747 (39)
2018#853 (318)#843 (44)———#599 (50)
2017#942 (280)#1,002 (36)——#873 (3)#597 (51)
2016#873 (322)#955 (38)———#512 (63)
2015#856 (326)#831 (45)#566 (5)—#660 (5)#655 (45)
2014#794 (353)#715 (55)#681 (4)—#584 (6)#611 (50)
2013#732 (373)#825 (46)———#517 (59)
2012#628 (455)#844 (45)#580 (5)——#571 (52)
2011#617 (469)#989 (35)#674 (4)#444 (3)—#421 (76)

Dana as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Dana as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020US
Dana as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#4,139 (25)——
2024#4,200 (25)——
2023#4,742 (21)#4,108 (4)—
2022#4,850 (20)#4,790 (3)—
2021#4,118 (25)#3,451 (5)#2,812 (5)
2020#3,811 (27)——
2019#3,426 (33)—#2,756 (5)
2018#3,524 (31)——
2017#3,586 (30)——
2016#3,358 (33)——
2015#3,085 (37)#3,908 (4)—
2014#3,038 (37)——
2013#3,582 (29)——
2012#2,905 (40)#3,039 (6)#2,666 (5)
2011#2,904 (40)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1971 at #44.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.
  • In 2025, 91% of US babies named Dana were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Dana is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,600 to 1 in 7,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dana by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #959OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #754CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #973NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #984GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #949TXFlorida: #796FL
Dana (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Dana (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DanaCanadaGirls#93529
DanaCanadaBoys—too few
DanaEngland & WalesGirls#89439
DanaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
DanaIrelandGirls#7184
DanaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DanaScotlandGirls—too few
DanaUSGirls#1,027244
DanaUSBoys#4,13925