TheNameDBDana
M FDana is a given name of Hebrew, Danish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (18% of births). There have been 246,572 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 193,311 as girls and 53,261 as boys. Dana gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1971 and has since declined significantly. It is the #327 most popular name for a girl.
Popularity Over Time
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 255 |
| 2023 | 285 |
| 2022 | 273 |
| 2021 | 256 |
| 2020 | 261 |
| 2019 | 311 |
| 2018 | 349 |
| 2017 | 309 |
| 2016 | 355 |
| 2015 | 363 |
| 2014 | 390 |
| 2013 | 402 |
| 2012 | 495 |
| 2011 | 509 |
| 2010 | 699 |
| 2009 | 631 |
| 2008 | 744 |
| 2007 | 802 |
| 2006 | 873 |
| 2005 | 865 |
| 2004 | 769 |
| 2003 | 878 |
| 2002 | 977 |
| 2001 | 1,044 |
| 2000 | 1,129 |
| 1999 | 1,435 |
| 1998 | 1,542 |
| 1997 | 1,834 |
| 1996 | 1,962 |
| 1995 | 1,942 |
| 1994 | 2,002 |
| 1993 | 2,234 |
| 1992 | 2,426 |
| 1991 | 2,747 |
| 1990 | 3,282 |
| 1989 | 3,355 |
| 1988 | 3,577 |
| 1987 | 3,841 |
| 1986 | 3,543 |
| 1985 | 3,830 |
| 1984 | 4,428 |
| 1983 | 4,402 |
| 1982 | 4,770 |
| 1981 | 4,788 |
| 1980 | 4,946 |
| 1979 | 5,575 |
| 1978 | 4,542 |
| 1977 | 4,977 |
| 1976 | 5,079 |
| 1975 | 5,478 |
| 1974 | 5,972 |
| 1973 | 5,947 |
| 1972 | 6,641 |
| 1971 | 8,032 |
| 1970 | 7,443 |
| 1969 | 7,031 |
| 1968 | 6,034 |
| 1967 | 5,962 |
| 1966 | 6,296 |
| 1965 | 5,938 |
| 1964 | 7,441 |
| 1963 | 6,670 |
| 1962 | 5,760 |
| 1961 | 5,236 |
| 1960 | 4,760 |
| 1959 | 4,664 |
| 1958 | 3,924 |
| 1957 | 4,027 |
| 1956 | 3,708 |
| 1955 | 3,139 |
| 1954 | 3,093 |
| 1953 | 2,700 |
| 1952 | 2,524 |
| 1951 | 2,360 |
| 1950 | 2,126 |
| 1949 | 1,932 |
| 1948 | 1,766 |
| 1947 | 1,661 |
| 1946 | 1,289 |
| 1945 | 985 |
| 1944 | 763 |
| 1943 | 603 |
| 1942 | 476 |
| 1941 | 426 |
| 1940 | 387 |
| 1939 | 313 |
| 1938 | 283 |
| 1937 | 283 |
| 1936 | 286 |
| 1935 | 248 |
| 1934 | 223 |
| 1933 | 242 |
| 1932 | 223 |
| 1931 | 225 |
| 1930 | 198 |
| 1929 | 209 |
| 1928 | 198 |
| 1927 | 225 |
| 1926 | 194 |
| 1925 | 194 |
| 1924 | 179 |
| 1923 | 190 |
| 1922 | 193 |
| 1921 | 196 |
| 1920 | 167 |
| 1919 | 134 |
| 1918 | 174 |
| 1917 | 152 |
| 1916 | 130 |
| 1915 | 126 |
| 1914 | 103 |
| 1913 | 75 |
| 1912 | 63 |
| 1911 | 39 |
| 1910 | 40 |
| 1909 | 29 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1907 | 26 |
| 1906 | 25 |
| 1905 | 22 |
| 1904 | 22 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1902 | 15 |
| 1901 | 17 |
| 1900 | 39 |
| 1899 | 30 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1897 | 17 |
| 1896 | 23 |
| 1895 | 21 |
| 1894 | 20 |
| 1893 | 18 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1891 | 26 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1889 | 8 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1886 | 16 |
| 1885 | 15 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1883 | 13 |
| 1882 | 20 |
| 1881 | 9 |
| 1880 | 12 |