Dana is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1971 and has since faded.
Dana is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,027 among girls (244) and #4,157 among boys (25) — overall #1,824 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | 269 | #1,027 | #4,157 |
| 2024 | 255 | 255 | #1,079 | #4,224 |
| 2023 | 285 | 285 | #976 | #4,777 |
| 2022 | 273 | 273 | #1,022 | #4,886 |
| 2021 | 256 | 256 | #1,081 | #4,139 |
| 2020 | 261 | 261 | #1,060 | #3,841 |
| 2019 | 311 | 311 | #953 | #3,436 |
| 2018 | 349 | 349 | #853 | #3,551 |
| 2017 | 310 | 310 | #943 | #3,604 |
| 2016 | 355 | 355 | #873 | #3,377 |
| 2015 | 363 | 363 | #857 | #3,096 |
| 2014 | 390 | 390 | #795 | #3,047 |
| 2013 | 402 | 408 | #733 | #3,599 |
| 2012 | 495 | 502 | #628 | #2,914 |
| 2011 | 509 | 517 | #617 | #2,913 |
| 2010 | 699 | 709 | #463 | #2,692 |
| 2009 | 631 | 636 | #528 | #2,295 |
| 2008 | 744 | 752 | #465 | #2,146 |
| 2007 | 802 | 815 | #441 | #1,915 |
| 2006 | 873 | 879 | #397 | #2,066 |
| 2005 | 865 | 879 | #397 | #1,778 |
| 2004 | 769 | 779 | #429 | #1,888 |
| 2003 | 878 | 878 | #379 | #1,615 |
| 2002 | 977 | 983 | #338 | #1,508 |
| 2001 | 1,044 | 1,049 | #329 | #1,317 |
| 2000 | 1,129 | 1,137 | #311 | #1,199 |
| 1999 | 1,436 | 1,445 | #239 | #1,158 |
| 1998 | 1,542 | 1,553 | #216 | #1,098 |
| 1997 | 1,834 | — | #179 | #906 |
| 1996 | 1,962 | — | #175 | #861 |
| 1995 | 1,943 | — | #170 | #785 |
| 1994 | 2,001 | — | #167 | #745 |
| 1993 | 2,234 | — | #155 | #656 |
| 1992 | 2,426 | — | #144 | #626 |
| 1991 | 2,747 | — | #131 | #554 |
| 1990 | 3,282 | — | #114 | #533 |
| 1989 | 3,355 | — | #105 | #505 |
| 1988 | 3,577 | — | #90 | #463 |
| 1987 | 3,841 | — | #83 | #429 |
| 1986 | 3,543 | — | #92 | #390 |
| 1985 | 3,830 | — | #82 | #375 |
| 1984 | 4,428 | — | #73 | #365 |
| 1983 | 4,402 | — | #72 | #369 |
| 1982 | 4,771 | — | #67 | #350 |
| 1981 | 4,788 | — | #70 | #339 |
| 1980 | 4,946 | — | #68 | #353 |
| 1979 | 5,575 | — | #54 | #311 |
| 1978 | 4,541 | — | #71 | #325 |
| 1977 | 4,977 | — | #62 | #304 |
| 1976 | 5,079 | — | #64 | #282 |
| 1975 | 5,477 | — | #62 | #239 |
| 1974 | 5,971 | — | #55 | #246 |
| 1973 | 5,947 | — | #59 | #216 |
| 1972 | 6,640 | — | #52 | #216 |
| 1971 | 8,032 | — | #44 | #213 |
| 1970 | 7,444 | — | #54 | #226 |
| 1969 | 7,031 | — | #60 | #228 |
| 1968 | 6,033 | — | #70 | #222 |
| 1967 | 5,963 | — | #71 | #218 |
| 1966 | 6,296 | — | #68 | #219 |
| 1965 | 5,938 | — | #78 | #206 |
| 1964 | 7,442 | — | #70 | #206 |
| 1963 | 6,669 | — | #88 | #181 |
| 1962 | 5,763 | — | #117 | #172 |
| 1961 | 5,237 | — | #128 | #180 |
| 1960 | 4,756 | — | #141 | #187 |
| 1959 | 4,664 | — | #143 | #180 |
| 1958 | 3,925 | — | #162 | #184 |
| 1957 | 4,027 | — | #155 | #186 |
| 1956 | 3,708 | — | #174 | #178 |
| 1955 | 3,139 | — | #202 | #176 |
| 1954 | 3,093 | — | #217 | #165 |
| 1953 | 2,701 | — | #230 | #178 |
| 1952 | 2,522 | — | #231 | #183 |
| 1951 | 2,361 | — | #235 | #185 |
| 1950 | 2,126 | — | #248 | #184 |
| 1949 | 1,932 | — | #260 | #192 |
| 1948 | 1,766 | — | #280 | #196 |
| 1947 | 1,661 | — | #292 | #208 |
| 1946 | 1,289 | — | #273 | #260 |
| 1945 | 985 | — | #268 | #323 |
| 1944 | 763 | — | #300 | #372 |
| 1943 | 603 | — | #350 | #462 |
| 1942 | 476 | — | #405 | #481 |
| 1941 | 426 | — | #409 | #490 |
| 1940 | 387 | — | #434 | #483 |
| 1939 | 313 | — | #514 | #475 |
| 1938 | 283 | — | #557 | #508 |
| 1937 | 283 | — | #544 | #498 |
| 1936 | 286 | — | #498 | #523 |
| 1935 | 248 | — | #566 | #528 |
| 1934 | 223 | — | #686 | #513 |
| 1933 | 242 | — | #629 | #484 |
| 1932 | 223 | — | #703 | #505 |
| 1931 | 225 | — | #684 | #503 |
| 1930 | 198 | — | #818 | #538 |
| 1929 | 209 | — | #753 | #527 |
| 1928 | 198 | — | #882 | #533 |
| 1927 | 225 | — | #792 | #513 |
| 1926 | 194 | — | #816 | #583 |
| 1925 | 194 | — | #843 | #578 |
| 1924 | 179 | — | #931 | #605 |
| 1923 | 190 | — | #819 | #607 |
| 1922 | 193 | — | #908 | #559 |
| 1921 | 196 | — | #776 | #611 |
| 1920 | 167 | — | #874 | #637 |
| 1919 | 134 | — | #1,011 | #682 |
| 1918 | 174 | — | #880 | #586 |
| 1917 | 152 | — | #934 | #605 |
| 1916 | 130 | — | #1,031 | #631 |
| 1915 | 126 | — | #1,125 | #610 |
| 1914 | 103 | — | #947 | #635 |
| 1913 | 75 | — | #1,185 | #605 |
| 1912 | 63 | — | #1,258 | #614 |
| 1911 | 39 | — | #1,324 | #600 |
| 1910 | 40 | — | #946 | #683 |
| 1909 | 29 | — | #1,164 | #689 |
| 1908 | 29 | — | #1,052 | #719 |
| 1907 | 26 | — | #1,224 | #675 |
| 1906 | 25 | — | #1,241 | #622 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | #1,571 | #621 |
| 1904 | 22 | — | #1,109 | #733 |
| 1903 | 23 | — | #937 | #803 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | #1,644 | #807 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | #1,524 | #645 |
| 1900 | 39 | — | #838 | #560 |
| 1899 | 30 | — | #848 | #507 |
| 1898 | 21 | — | #1,017 | #756 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | #1,051 | #866 |
| 1896 | 23 | — | #911 | #735 |
| 1895 | 21 | — | #1,141 | #613 |
| 1894 | 20 | — | #1,260 | #572 |
| 1893 | 18 | — | #1,105 | #666 |
| 1892 | 18 | — | #1,105 | #697 |
| 1891 | 26 | — | #851 | #458 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | #1,119 | #824 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | — | #733 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | #974 | #948 |
| 1887 | 7 | — | — | #764 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | #851 | #713 |
| 1885 | 15 | — | #946 | #656 |
| 1884 | 21 | — | #694 | #579 |
| 1883 | 13 | — | #762 | #818 |
| 1882 | 20 | — | #835 | #497 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #609 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #539 |