NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Dana Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Dana: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 53,287 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
53,287
Peak year
1962 #172
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-24.7%

In the 1960s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
201140#2913
201240#2914
201329#3599
201437#3047
201537#3096
201633#3377
201730#3604
201831#3551
201933#3436
202027#3841
202125#4139
202220#4886
202321#4777
202425#4224
202525#4157

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1962

CA
207
MA
149
OH
142
NY
107
IL
82
PA
79

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