How Many People Are Named Daina?
An estimated 2,228 people in the United States have the first name Daina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Daina peaked in popularity in 1964 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,228
About 1 in 153,839 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1964
88 births
Total Registered
2,517
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daina
Daina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,517 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Daina as a male name
Ranked #5,055 in 1971
5 male births in 1971
Peak: 1971 (5 births)
Daina as a female name
Ranked #8,539 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (88 births)
Daina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daina span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 528 babies were registered. Daina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daina by Decade
How has Daina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daina by State
Birth registrations for Daina span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 38 Dainas were registered per state.
Daina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daina?
We estimate approximately 2,228 people named Daina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,839 Americans share this first name.
Is Daina a common name?
Daina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,517 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daina most popular?
Daina reached peak popularity in 1964, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daina is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daina a female name?
Daina is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daina Smith, Daina Johnson, Daina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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