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Dana
Pronounced /ˈdɑːnə/
Rank in 2024
#1,077
Born in 2024
230
Peak year
1971 · #44
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:25 in 2024 (#4,282)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 230 girls were named Dana, about 1 in every 7,014.
- It peaked in 1971 with 6,934 babies, ranked #44.
- It first shows up in the records in 1882.
- 193,311 girls have been named Dana since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Dana per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.2Silent1928–45
- 1.2Boomers1946–64
- 3.2Gen X1965–80
- 1.7Millennials1981–96
- 0.5Gen Z1997–12
- 0.2Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,072 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Silent: 3,794 babies, 0.18 per 1,000. Boomers: 41,858 babies, 1.17 per 1,000. Gen X: 81,771 babies, 3.20 per 1,000. Millennials: 47,240 babies, 1.67 per 1,000. Gen Z: 13,950 babies, 0.48 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,461 babies, 0.17 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dawnay, or else an altered form of Dan or Daniel. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːnə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.nə/, /ˈdænə/ Rhymes: -ɑːnə ==== Proper noun ==== Dana An American surname. (chiefly US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr. A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official. A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official. A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ====
- (chiefly US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- A female given name,
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈdɑːnə/
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