Dana

Origin: English surname (US usage) — Surname of uncertain origin; the given name honors 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) · #664 in Belgium (2025) · #765 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #902 in England & Wales (2025) · #688 in Canada (2024).

Famous Danas

Dana International — Israeli singer
Dana Delany — American actress
Dana Zátopková — Czech javelin thrower
Dana Rosemary Scallon — Northern Irish singer and politician
Dana Hill — American actress (1964–1996)

In stories & tradition

Dana Scully — The X-Files (film)
Dana Evans — The Pitt (TV series)
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.

Similar names: Danna · Wendy · Dawn · Jana · Vanessa · Darcy

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