Dana

English, Slavic, Persian, Arabic
"from Denmark, gift, or wise"

Dana Origin and Meaning

The name Dana is a girl's name of English origin meaning "from Denmark, gift, or wise".

This name found in both Celtic and Scandinavian mythology has gone from all-boy to almost all-girl, retaining a strong, unisex quality. However, it has dropped following its three-decade heyday from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Dana is the birth name of Queen Latifah.

# 970 in the US

Dana Rank in US Top 1000

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Dana Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Dana

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Famous People Named Dana

  • Dana Delany
    American actress
  • Dana Plato
    American actress
  • Dana Vollmer
    American swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Dana White
    President of the UFC
  • Dana Marie Perino
    American political pundit
  • Aaliyah Dana Haughton
    American singer and actress
  • Dana Elaine Owens
    professionally known as Queen Latifah, American singer and talk show host
  • Dana Wilkerson
    American author
  • Dana Duckworth
    American gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team
  • Dana Wynter
    actress
  • Dana Brooke
    American pro wrestler
  • Dana Kopper
    American production manager
  • Dana Bash (Dana pronounced with a short "a" sound
    as in "Dan"), American journalist and CNN correspondent

The name Dana in Pop Culture

  • Dana Katherine Scully
    character from "The X,Files"
  • Dana Fairbanks
    character from the "The L,Word"
  • Dana Mercer
    character from the game Prototype
  • Dana Brody
    character on the Showtime's "Homeland"
  • Dana Tan
    character in DC Universe
  • Intern Dana Cardinal
    character from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
  • Dana Tasker
    from movie "True Lies"
  • Dr Dana Stowe
    from TV series "Strong Medicine"
  • Dana Jones
    character from the movie "Friday"
  • Dana Tressler
    from the movie "Flipped"
  • Dana
    main character in "Blue Crush 2"
  • Dana Freeling
    character in "Poltergeist"
  • Dana Polk
    (played by Kristen Connolly) character from the movie "Cabin in the Woods"
  • Dana Knightstone
    fictional writer from Big Fish Games' Dana Knightstone series
  • Edana "Dana" Franklin
    main character of the novel "Kindred"
  • Dana Shulps
    anagram from TV's "Supernatural"
  • Dana Simms
    character in film "The Internship"
  • Dana Scott
    character from the TV show "Suits"

International Variations of the name Dana

  • Danka
    Czech
  • Danuta
    Polish
  • Danulka
    Czech