Dana
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Dana
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 for girls#1027 US
Dana is the birth name of Queen Latifah.
Dana for boys#4157 US
Baby girl Danas outnumber baby boys with the name nearly ten to one. But Dana is an attractive, sleek name that can certain work for babies of either gender.
Pronounced DAY-nuh.
As of October 2026, Dana ranked #1027 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #44 in 1971, Nameberry popularity #791.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #795 | 353 | #3,047 | 37 |
| 2015 | #857 | 326 | #3,096 | 37 |
| 2016 | #873 | 322 | #3,377 | 33 |
| 2017 | #948 | 279 | #3,604 | 30 |
| 2018 | #853 | 318 | #3,548 | 31 |
| 2019 | #953 | 278 | #3,434 | 33 |
| 2020 | #1,060 | 234 | #3,838 | 27 |
| 2021 | #1,080 | 231 | #4,137 | 25 |
| 2022 | #1,021 | 253 | #4,886 | 20 |
| 2023 | #976 | 264 | #4,774 | 21 |
| 2024 | #1,077 | 230 | #4,206 | 25 |
| 2025 | #1,027 | 244 | #4,157 | 25 |
World rankings
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Famous Danas
- Dana DelanyGirl
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- Dana PlatoGirl
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- Dana VollmerGirl
American swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist
- Dana WhiteGirl
President of the UFC
- Dana Marie PerinoGirl
American political pundit
- Aaliyah Dana HaughtonGirl
American singer and actress
- Dana Elaine OwensGirl
professionally known as Queen Latifah, American singer and talk show host
- Dana WilkersonGirl
American author
- Dana DuckworthGirl
American gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team
- Dana WynterGirl
actress
- Dana BrookeGirl
American pro wrestler
- Dana KopperGirl
American production manager
- Dana Bash (Dana pronounced with a short "a" soundGirl
as in "Dan"), American journalist and CNN correspondent
- Dana BrunettiBoy
American film producer
- Dana AndrewsBoy
American actor
- Dana CarveyBoy
American actor/comedian
- Charles Dana GibsonBoy
American illustrator; creator of the iconic Gibson Girl
- Dana Garrett Vaughns IIBoy
musician
- Dana AshbrookBoy
American actor
- Dana MilbankBoy
American journalist, columnist for "The Washington Post"
- Dana HowardBoy
American TV news anchorman
- Dana Isaiah "DJ" Thomas Jr. (b.2018)Boy
son of singer Jordin Sparks and Dana Isaiah Sr.
- (Ibsen) Dana ElcarBoy
American character actor
Dana in pop culture
- Dana Katherine ScullyGirl
character from "The X,Files"
- Dana FairbanksGirl
character from the "The L,Word"
- Dana MercerGirl
character from the game Prototype
- Dana BrodyGirl
character on the Showtime's "Homeland"
- Dana TanGirl
character in DC Universe
- Intern Dana CardinalGirl
character from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
- Dana TaskerGirl
from movie "True Lies"
- Dr Dana StoweGirl
from TV series "Strong Medicine"
- Dana JonesGirl
character from the movie "Friday"
- Dana TresslerGirl
from the movie "Flipped"
- DanaGirl
main character in "Blue Crush 2"
- Dana FreelingGirl
character in "Poltergeist"
- Dana PolkGirl
(played by Kristen Connolly) character from the movie "Cabin in the Woods"
- Dana KnightstoneGirl
fictional writer from Big Fish Games' Dana Knightstone series
- Edana "Dana" FranklinGirl
main character of the novel "Kindred"
- Dana ShulpsGirl
anagram from TV's "Supernatural"
- Dana SimmsGirl
character in film "The Internship"
- Dana ScottGirl
character from the TV show "Suits"