Dayna
Meaning
“A respelling of Dana, an American name of uncertain origin, sometimes linked to the surname Dane.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dayna peaked in the 1960s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,094 people · the #7,764 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 28
Among people named Dayna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 28 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Dayna
Most people given the name Dayna in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Dayna you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dayna deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Dayna truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Dayna fits with your family’s names and surname.
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