Dayna

Where Dayna comes from

The dictionaries list Dayna as a given name — a female given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1901
    Dayna Ash born
    Lebanese poet and cultural activist
  2. 1937
    First appearance
    #3,434 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1962
    Dayna Smith born
    American photographer
  4. 1982
    Peak, #543
    356 babies named Dayna — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,249.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Dayna Ash · Lebanese poet and cultural activist, born 1901
  • Dayna Smith · American photographer, born 1962
  • Dayna Devon · American TV Personality, journalist, born 1970
  • Dayna Manning · Canadian musician, born 1978
  • Dayna Edwards · Australian rugby player, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.