girl's name
Dayna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 17,621
Northern Ireland
#414
2000 births
Dayna is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1987, when 368 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1937.
Dayna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 192 |
| 1950s | 961 |
| 1960s | 2,343 |
| 1970s | 2,695 |
| 1980s | 3,321 |
| 1990s | 2,651 |
| 2000s | 1,654 |
| 2010s | 556 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 161 |
How popular is Dayna?
In 2025, Dayna was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Dayna 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 Dayna is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Daÿna | Daÿna is a variant spelling of Dayna, recorded in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Dayna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dayna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dayna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dayna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dayna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dayna
How popular is the name Dayna?
In 2025, Dayna was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dayna a girl's or a boy's name?
Dayna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dayna most popular?
Dayna peaked in 1987, when 368 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Dayna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dayna currently ranks #807 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.