Dana

Dana

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Dana is a unisex given name. It was among the 100 most popular names given to girls born in the United States between 1960 and 1990. It has since fallen in popularity and was ranked the 446th most popular name given to girls born in the United States in 2007.

From Wikipedia

Dana first appears in the data in 1942 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 135 babies (rank #114 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dana

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dana yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,604

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

135

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1942	4	#23
1944	1	#51
1945	1	#194
1948	2	#58
1951	2	#70
1953	2	#944
1954	2	#960
1955	2	#974
1956	2	#978
1957	2	#997
1958	3	#939
1959	3	#974
1960	3	#991
1961	3	#999
1962	3	#1,012
1963	3	#1,027
1964	3	#1,043
1965	1	#1,293
1966	1	#1,310
1967	1	#1,335
1968	2	#1,189
1969	2	#1,193
1970	18	#573
1971	16	#587
1972	18	#546
1973	11	#654
1974	19	#492
1975	23	#427
1976	13	#580
1977	30	#363
1978	26	#391
1979	22	#438
1980	27	#416
1981	32	#364
1982	31	#368
1983	25	#418
1984	29	#383
1985	25	#440
1986	25	#447
1987	26	#438
1988	37	#352
1989	27	#435
1990	35	#390
1991	37	#378
1992	47	#316
1993	55	#282
1994	59	#255
1995	61	#247
1996	86	#179
1997	101	#160
1998	114	#143
1999	77	#206
2000	91	#179
2001	81	#196
2002	110	#147
2003	132	#119
2004	135	#114
2005	116	#123
2006	112	#126
2007	79	#173
2008	107	#132
2009	105	#140
2010	63	#198
2011	78	#160
2012	79	#166
2013	55	#209
2014	61	#198

Year

Babies

Rank

1942

#23

1944

#51

1945

#194

1948

#58

1951

#70

1953

#944

1954

#960

1955

#974

1956

#978

1957

#997

1958

#939

1959

#974

1960

#991

1961

#999

1962

#1,012

1963

#1,027

1964

#1,043

1965

#1,293

1966

#1,310

1967

#1,335

1968

#1,189

1969

#1,193

1970

#573

1971

#587

1972

#546

1973

#654

1974

#492

1975

#427

1976

#580

1977

#363

1978

#391

1979

#438

1980

#416

1981

#364

1982

#368

1983

#418

1984

#383

1985

#440

1986

#447

1987

#438

1988

#352

1989

#435

1990

#390

1991

#378

1992

#316

1993

#282

1994

#255

1995

#247

1996

#179

1997

101

#160

1998

114

#143

1999

#206

2000

#179

2001

#196

2002

110

#147

2003

132

#119

2004

135

#114

2005

116

#123

2006

112

#126

2007

#173

2008

107

#132

2009

105

#140

2010

#198

2011

#160

2012

#166

2013

#209

2014

#198

Meaning

Numerology of Dana

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Dana

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail