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Dana
Pronounced /ˈdɑːnə/
Rank in 2024
#4,282
Born in 2024
25
Peak year
1962 · #172
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for girls:230 in 2024 (#1,077)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 25 boys were named Dana, about 1 in every 68,613.
- It peaked in 1962 with 1,796 babies, ranked #172.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 53,261 boys 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
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.7Boomers1946–64
- 0.5Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 1,710 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Silent: 2,777 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Boomers: 26,922 babies, 0.72 per 1,000. Gen X: 14,122 babies, 0.52 per 1,000. Millennials: 5,889 babies, 0.19 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,276 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 348 babies, 0.02 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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