How Many People Are Named Dana Wood?

There are approximately 167 people named Dana Wood living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,052,421 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Dana with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wood. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

167

1 in 2,052,421 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Dana

Last Name

Wood

Dana: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dana. The peak year was 1971 with 8,032 births. The average person named Dana today is 51 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Dana

In the 2020 Census, the first name Dana was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.31%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.02%) and Hispanic (5.12%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Dana in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Dana rose or fell over time.

White

80.31%

Black

9.02%

Hispanic

5.12%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.74%

Two or More Races

3.09%

Ancestry of the Wood Surname

The surname Wood was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Wood in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

85.60%

Black

5.23%

Hispanic

3.45%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.83%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.76%

Two or More Races

4.13%

How we calculated this

The first name "Dana" has an estimated frequency of 0.0608% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Wood" appears at a rate of 79.94 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Dana are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 167 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Dana

Dana Smith Dana Johnson Dana Williams Dana Brown Dana Jones Dana Garcia Dana Graham

Other people with the surname Wood

Michael Wood James Wood John Wood David Wood Robert Wood William Wood Eric Wood Edward Wood

Dana Wood: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Dana Wood?

We estimate approximately 167 people named Dana Wood are alive in the United States today. The first name Dana is shared by 208,280 Americans, and the surname Wood is shared by 274,008.

How rare is the name Dana Wood?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,052,421 Americans. The first name Dana is common and the surname Wood is common.

Is Dana a male or female name?

Dana is predominantly female, with 21.6% of bearers being male and 78.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1971 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Dana?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Dana was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.31%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (9.02%) and Hispanic (5.12%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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