Girls name
Dana
Dana is a girls' name given to 190,013 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1971 with 6,931 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 17th among girls names in Louisiana in 1972.
Which states favor Dana
Dana by state
Top states by all-time births named Dana. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 19,455 | #758 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 13,748 | #951 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 13,475 | #958 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 11,940 | #1465 (2023) |
| 5 | Illinois | 9,716 | #864 (2025) |
| 6 | New Jersey | 8,431 | #863 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 7,319 | #976 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 7,240 | #881 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 6,513 | #803 (2025) |
| 10 | Missouri | 5,765 | #660 (2025) |
| 11 | Georgia | 5,488 | #1013 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 5,228 | #995 (2025) |
| 13 | Louisiana | 5,006 | #695 (2016) |
| 14 | Virginia | 5,004 | #783 (2025) |
| 15 | Indiana | 4,668 | #1082 (2025) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 4,189 | #1015 (2025) |
| 17 | Kentucky | 4,096 | #668 (2023) |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 3,840 | #759 (2011) |
| 19 | Alabama | 3,798 | #595 (2024) |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 3,780 | #874 (2023) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).