Dayana

“Variant of Diana — Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon; root meaning 'goddess'” — Spanish/Latin origin

Girl's name · #716 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Dayana reached its best rank, #412, in 2008 and ranked #716 in 2025. Roughly 16,000 girls have been named Dayana since 1970. Together with its spelling variant Dayanna (#1811), Dayana would rank around #584 with about 500 births last year — the newborns split about 78/22 between Dayana and Dayanna.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,700 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 4,200 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dayanas

Dayana Mendoza — Venezuelan model, actress and beauty pageant contestant
Dayana Yastremska — Ukrainian female tennis player
Dayana Kirillova — Russian singer
Dayana Cadeau — Haitian-born Canadian/American professional female bodybuilder
Dayana Garroz — Venezuelan actress

In stories & tradition

Dayana — Through Kitty’s Eyes

What Dayanas become

Among 75 notable people named Dayana:

Sports figures appear 2.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dayana Yastremska, Ukrainian female tennis player.

Similar names: Dayanna · Fernanda · Dariana · Aiyana · Kaydence · Paulina

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