Dayana
Dayana is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dayana Cadeau, Haitian-born Canadian American professional bodybuilder Dayana Cázares, Mexican football midfielder Dayana Colmenares, Miss Venezuela International 2007 Dayana Garroz, Venezuelan actress Dayana Kirillova, Russian singer Dayana Martinez, Venezuelan épée fencer Dayana Mendoza, Venezuelan Miss Universe 2008 and contestant on…
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Dayana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dayana is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dayana Cadeau, Haitian-born Canadian American professional bodybuilder Dayana Cázares, Mexican football midfielder Dayana Colmenares, Miss Venezuela International 2007 Dayana Garroz, Venezuelan actress Dayana Kirillova, Russian singer Dayana Martinez, Venezuelan épée fencer Dayana Mendoza, Venezuelan Miss Universe 2008 and contestant on…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Dayana
The earliest SSA record of Dayana as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 777 newborns named Dayana — #412 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Dayanas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #458 among baby girl names with 669 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 17K Dayanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Dayana
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About the name Dayana
Dayana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Dayana's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #412. Use the chart and map above to compare Dayana'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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