Dilana
Dilana Smith is a South African singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She is best known as the runner-up contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova. She was the lead singer for Tracii Guns' version of L.A. Guns for a brief period in 2011.
Meaning & Origin of Dilana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dilana Smith is a South African singer, songwriter, and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She is best known as the runner-up contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova. She was the lead singer for Tracii Guns' version of L.A. Guns for a brief period in 2011.
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The Story of Dilana
Dilana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2006, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 26 Dilanas were born — ranking #5,376 that year. As of 2026, Dilana ranks #16,991 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 71 Dilanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dilana
Dilana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Dilana's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,376. Use the chart and map above to compare Dilana'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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