girl's name
Daina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,323
Scotland
#779
1997 births
Daina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1964, when 88 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
Daina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 34 |
| 1950s | 258 |
| 1960s | 514 |
| 1970s | 528 |
| 1980s | 498 |
| 1990s | 298 |
| 2000s | 215 |
| 2010s | 116 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 54 |
How popular is Daina?
In 2025, Daina was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Daina is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Daina is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Daïna | Daïna is Daina written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,314 in France, against #7,290 for Daina. | 300 |
Names that peaked alongside Daina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Daina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Daina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Daina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Daina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Daina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Daina
How popular is the name Daina?
In 2025, Daina was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Daina a girl's or a boy's name?
Daina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Daina most popular?
Daina peaked in 1964, when 88 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Daina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Daina currently ranks #1,314 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.