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Dayna

99% girls · 17 born in 2025

Dayna has been given to about 14,547 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 13,866
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dayna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 368
  • Born in 202517
  • All time14,547
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Dayna?

Its best year was 1987, when 368 babies were given the name, ranking 558th. The typical living American called Dayna is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Dayna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dana0.85
  2. Danna0.85
  3. Rayna0.85
  4. Dawna0.85
  5. Jayna0.85
  6. Dayana0.82
  7. Davina0.79
  8. Raina0.76

Middle names for Dayna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dayna Josephine0.84
  2. Dayna Rose0.83
  3. Dayna Louise0.83
  4. Dayna June0.82
  5. Dayna Pearl0.82
  6. Dayna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Dayna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.89
  2. Larasister · 0.88
  3. Aracelisister · 0.87
  4. Claybrother · 0.86
  5. Arturobrother · 0.86
  6. Salvadorbrother · 0.86

Where Dayna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dayna White0.78
    2. Dayna Reyes0.78
    3. Dayna Nguyen0.78
    4. Dayna Moore0.78
    5. Dayna Lee0.78
    6. Dayna Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dayna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.