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.

Dana Rank in US Top 1000

# 970 in the US

Dana Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 888 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dana

• 970 US 2023
• 888 Nameberry 2025
• 77 Unique 2024
• 192 Unisex 2020
• 966 England 2021
• 205 Germany 2016

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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