Dahna
Ad-Dahna Desert is the central division of the Arabian Desert. It is a corridor of sandy terrain forming a bow-like shape that connects an-Nafud desert in the north to Rub' al-Khali desert in the south. Its length is more than 1,000 km bordering Twaik Mountains from the east and does not exceed 80 km in width.
Meaning & Origin of Dahna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ad-Dahna Desert is the central division of the Arabian Desert. It is a corridor of sandy terrain forming a bow-like shape that connects an-Nafud desert in the north to Rub' al-Khali desert in the south. Its length is more than 1,000 km bordering Twaik Mountains from the east and does not exceed 80 km in width.
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The Story of Dahna
Dahna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Dahnas were born — ranking #9,670 that year. As of 2026, Dahna ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 89 Dahnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dahna
Dahna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Dahna's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,670. Use the chart and map above to compare Dahna'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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