How Many People Are Named Dayanna?
An estimated 3,758 people in the United States have the first name Dayanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Dayanna peaked in popularity in 2009 with 199 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dayanna 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 Dayanna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dayanna is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,758
About 1 in 91,207 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2009
199 births
Total Registered
3,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dayanna
Dayanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,804 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dayanna as a female name
Ranked #1,803 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (199 births)
Dayanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dayanna span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,596 babies were registered. While Dayanna is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dayanna by Decade
How has Dayanna 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.
Dayanna by State
Birth registrations for Dayanna span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Ohio, Massachusetts. On average, about 126 Dayannas were registered per state.
Dayanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dayanna
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dayanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayanna?
We estimate approximately 3,758 people named Dayanna 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 91,207 Americans share this first name.
Is Dayanna a common name?
Dayanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dayanna most popular?
Dayanna reached peak popularity in 2009, when 199 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dayanna is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dayanna a female name?
Dayanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dayanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dayanna Smith, Dayanna Johnson, Dayanna 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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