Dana

Meaning: Uncertain
Origin: English surname — First given in honor of the writer Richard Henry Dana Jr

Girl's name · #1027 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Dana's best rank, #44, came in 1971; it has stepped well back to #1027 today. Roughly 194,000 girls have been named Dana since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#246 in Ecuador (2025) · #378 in Netherlands (2025) · #401 in Poland (2025) · #454 in Switzerland (2025) · #500 in Norway (2025) · #527 in Austria (2025) · #570 in France (2025) · #653 in Belgium (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #845 in Italy (2024) · #894 in England & Wales (2025) and 8 more.

Famous Danas

Dana International — Israeli singer (born 1969)
Dana Delany — American actress (born 1956)
Dana Zátopková — Czech javelin thrower (1922–2020)
Dana Rosemary Scallon — Irish singer and politician (born 1950)
Dana Hill — American actress (1964–1996)
Dana Vollmer — American swimmer (born 1987)

In stories & tradition

Dana Scully — Fictional character in the television series The X-Files
Dana Evans — Fictional character from The Pitt
Dana Fairbanks^fr — The L Word (TV series)

What Danas become

Among 1,596 notable people named Dana:

Entertainers appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dana International, Israeli singer (born 1969).

Similar names: Danna · Stacy · Dawn · Jana · Kelly · Gina

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