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Dana

Dana holds the #1027 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 244 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1971 (#44 nationally, 6,934 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1882. The name's biggest fan base is in Missouri (#640 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1027
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#44
in 1971 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
244
girls named Dana

Dana popularity, 1880–2025

0.11%0.23%0.34%0.45%18801900192019401960198020002020#44 in 1971
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1971

Where Dana is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025WI—Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: #947 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#947Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025PA—New Jersey: #846 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#846Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025CT—California: #754 (41 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#754Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025NE—Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025WV—Virginia: #758 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#758Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025AL—Georgia: #984 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#984Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dana in 2025HI—Texas: #949 (30 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#949Florida: #796 (20 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#796
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Missouri (#640), Virginia (#758), California (#754)

Uniqueness score

52/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dana in the most recent year of SSA data.

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