Dayana
Dayana was the 716th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 392 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 412th with 777 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 134 places. More babies were named Dayana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Spanish spelling of Diana · Latin, Spanish
Say it dye-AN-uh /daɪˈænə/
- Rank in 2025
- #716 girls, down 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 392girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008777 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,603babies recorded
What does the name Dayana mean?
Dayana is a Spanish-language spelling that writes English Diana as it sounds, dye-AN-uh. Wiktionary suggests Paul Anka's song "Diana" may have helped spread this form. Diana was an old Italic goddess of light and the moon, later identified with Greek Artemis. DMNES calls the goddess name of uncertain origin; Wiktionary connects it with Old Latin forms meaning divine, from the root of dīvus. Both agree the name is Latin. Dayana has been used in the US since the 1970s.
Diāna (Latin, “the goddess Diana; perhaps 'divine'”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES calls Diana of uncertain origin; Wiktionary favors a link with dīvus, divine.
Related names: Diana, Dayanna, Diane, Dianna.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dayana' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Diana', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Diana' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Dayana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2023.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #716 | 392 |
| 2020 | #612 | 476 |
| 2010 | #484 | 624 |
| 2000 | #883 | 250 |
| 1990 | #1,896 | 74 |
| 1980 | #4,780 | 15 |
| 1970 | #7,269 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dayana, counting every spelling?
Dayana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #570 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #716 for Dayana on its own. Together these spellings went to 526 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayana | 392 | #716 | 2,692 |
| Dayanna | 111 | #1,811 | 556 |
| Daiana | 23 | #5,445 | 118 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dayana?
392 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dayana (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dayana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dayana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dayana?
About 15,500 people born in the US named Dayana are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Dayana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dayana by state
How common Dayana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.4×), Texas (1.8×), California (1.7×), North Carolina (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dayana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dayana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Dayana · Sibling names for Dayana
Questions about the name Dayana
What does Dayana mean?
Dayana is usually explained as “Spanish spelling of Diana”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Dayana?
Dayana was the 716th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 392 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 412th with 777 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 134 places. More babies were named Dayana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dayana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dayana in the US.
Where is Dayana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dayana was most common in Maryland (0.80 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.