Dayna
Dayna is a given name. Among languages that use this name is Latvian, in which it broadly means 'a collection of the best and most beautiful. For example, 'The Daina of music.' In contemporary adaptations of the name variations of the spelling of the name include "Dayna" or "Dana". As with most names ending in 'a', it is a name associated with the feminine.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dayna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dayna is a given name. Among languages that use this name is Latvian, in which it broadly means 'a collection of the best and most beautiful. For example, 'The Daina of music.' In contemporary adaptations of the name variations of the spelling of the name include "Dayna" or "Dana". As with most names ending in 'a', it is a name associated with the feminine.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dayna
The earliest SSA record of Dayna as a baby girl name dates back to 1937, when 7 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 361 newborns named Dayna — #570 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Dayna on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dayna ranks #6,538 for baby girls with 17 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Dayna
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About the name Dayna
Dayna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Dayna's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #543. Use the chart and map above to compare Dayna'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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