Daena
Daēnā is a Zoroastrian concept representing insight and revelation, hence "conscience" or "religion." Alternately, Daena is considered to be a divinity, counted among the yazatas.
Meaning & Origin of Daena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daēnā is a Zoroastrian concept representing insight and revelation, hence "conscience" or "religion." Alternately, Daena is considered to be a divinity, counted among the yazatas.
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The Story of Daena
Daena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 18 Daenas were born — ranking #6,067 that year. As of 2026, Daena ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 638 Daenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Daena
Daena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 638 births in the dataset. Daena's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #6,067. Use the chart and map above to compare Daena's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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