Is Dayna a boy or girl name?
Dayna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 0 boys were named Dayna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 14,528 US babies named Dayna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,976
- Babies named Dayna since 1937
- 14,528
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 368 babies
Boys and girls named Dayna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 956 | 99.5% |
| 1960s | 20 | 2,323 | 99.1% |
| 1970s | 33 | 2,662 | 98.8% |
| 1980s | 19 | 3,301 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 10 | 2,641 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,653 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 556 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,976 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,779 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,933 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,643 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,698 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,942 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,018 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,936 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,546 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,978 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,983 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,605 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,488 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,347 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,123 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,777 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,608 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,497 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,309 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,250 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,150 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,064 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,078 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 220 | #963 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 220 | #946 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,009 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 250 | #828 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 224 | #879 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,172 | 267 | #759 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,121 | 261 | #784 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 259 | #790 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 278 | #754 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 333 | #655 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 351 | #640 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,182 | 342 | #621 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 361 | #571 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,068 | 360 | #558 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 260 | #697 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,772 | 336 | #579 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 321 | #574 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 294 | #603 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 356 | #543 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 331 | #561 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 340 | #547 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 340 | #548 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,205 | 245 | #656 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,283 | 284 | #600 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,090 | 226 | #675 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,660 | 216 | #694 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 276 | #575 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,782 | 218 | #687 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 285 | #576 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 285 | #601 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 287 | #605 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 277 | #596 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 255 | #603 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,090 | 255 | #596 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 213 | #662 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,028 | 241 | #630 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 273 | #606 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,189 | 260 | #626 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 212 | #710 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 175 | #792 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,161 | 162 | #818 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 164 | #797 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 157 | #802 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 132 | #887 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 124 | #897 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 123 | #877 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,334 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,938 | 40 | #1,551 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,251 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,216 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,381 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,650 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,729 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,103 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,456 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,426 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,298 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,858 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,581 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,935 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,521 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dayna reached #3,782 in 1973. As a girl name, it reached #543 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dayna
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.