First Name DANA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DANA is ranked as the 197th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 335,227.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 105.13 people named DANA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DANA is 223,603.
  • The SSA data also shows that DANA is used as a girl's name 79% of the time.

First Names DANA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 335,227 +/-0.6%
  • National Rank 197
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 105.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 223,603
  • National Rank 242
  • Percentile Rank 99.74%
  • Proportion/100k 70.13

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DANA is 79.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 12.9% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DANA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DANA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Tatar feminine given name
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Unisex surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Slavic Serbian feminine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DANA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.4% 63.9% 15.5%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 12.9% 12.3% 0.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DANA is California where 30,416 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DANA, as 186.86 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DANA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 13,830 107.37 99.7% Indiana 8,770 132.94 99.5% Iowa 2,905 93.49 99.0% Kansas 5,007 172.42 99.2% Michigan 7,906 79.78 99.6% Minnesota 4,811 88.16 99.4% Missouri 3,503 117.01 99.1% Nebraska 2,424 128.85 98.5% North Dakota 1,070 144.63 96.8% Ohio 13,749 118.59 99.6% South Dakota 1,097 128.52 96.9% Wisconsin 4,606 79.99 99.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DANA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 13,830 107.37 99.7%
Indiana 8,770 132.94 99.5%
Iowa 2,905 93.49 99.0%
Kansas 5,007 172.42 99.2%
Michigan 7,906 79.78 99.6%
Minnesota 4,811 88.16 99.4%
Missouri 3,503 117.01 99.1%
Nebraska 2,424 128.85 98.5%
North Dakota 1,070 144.63 96.8%
Ohio 13,749 118.59 99.6%
South Dakota 1,097 128.52 96.9%
Wisconsin 4,606 79.99 99.2%
West State Statistics First-Names DANA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 1,083 147.01 97.1% Arizona 7,462 110.86 99.3% California 30,416 78.39 99.8% Colorado 8,144 152.06 99.5% Hawaii 1,228 86.52 98.8% Idaho 2,311 141.4 98.6% Montana 1,451 141.78 97.9% Nevada 3,100 109.19 99.0% New Mexico 2,157 103.43 98.2% Oregon 5,918 149.06 99.3% Utah 3,553 120.72 98.9% Washington 7,599 107.62 99.6% Wyoming 895 153.25 97.1%

West States
State stats for the first name DANA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 1,083 147.01 97.1%
Arizona 7,462 110.86 99.3%
California 30,416 78.39 99.8%
Colorado 8,144 152.06 99.5%
Hawaii 1,228 86.52 98.8%
Idaho 2,311 141.4 98.6%
Montana 1,451 141.78 97.9%
Nevada 3,100 109.19 99.0%
New Mexico 2,157 103.43 98.2%
Oregon 5,918 149.06 99.3%
Utah 3,553 120.72 98.9%
Washington 7,599 107.62 99.6%
Wyoming 895 153.25 97.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DANA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 5,232 145.48 99.4% Maine 2,485 186.86 98.6% Massachusetts 7,711 114.32 99.4% New Hampshire 1,831 138.03 98.2% New Jersey 14,802 165.61 99.7% New York 14,115 71.48 99.7% Pennsylvania 17,412 136.16 99.7% Rhode Island 975 92.42 97.6% Vermont 862 137.64 98.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DANA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 5,232 145.48 99.4%
Maine 2,485 186.86 98.6%
Massachusetts 7,711 114.32 99.4%
New Hampshire 1,831 138.03 98.2%
New Jersey 14,802 165.61 99.7%
New York 14,115 71.48 99.7%
Pennsylvania 17,412 136.16 99.7%
Rhode Island 975 92.42 97.6%
Vermont 862 137.64 98.1%
South State Statistics First-Names DANA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 7,398 152.57 99.5% Arkansas 4,907 165.43 99.3% Delaware 1,320 141.04 99.2% Dist. of Columbia 808 122.69 99.0% Florida 15,680 78.82 99.8% Georgia 15,186 150.4 99.8% Kentucky 7,454 168.89 99.4% Louisiana 8,266 177.79 99.6% Maryland 7,947 132.97 99.7% Mississippi 3,503 117.01 99.1% North Carolina 10,164 102.21 99.6% Oklahoma 7,039 181.51 99.5% South Carolina 6,360 131.6 99.4% Tennessee 9,775 149.25 99.6% Texas 25,295 93.83 99.8% Virginia 11,777 141.45 99.7% West Virginia 2,601 140.55 98.4%

South States
State stats for the first name DANA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 7,398 152.57 99.5%
Arkansas 4,907 165.43 99.3%
Delaware 1,320 141.04 99.2%
Dist. of Columbia 808 122.69 99.0%
Florida 15,680 78.82 99.8%
Georgia 15,186 150.4 99.8%
Kentucky 7,454 168.89 99.4%
Louisiana 8,266 177.79 99.6%
Maryland 7,947 132.97 99.7%
Mississippi 3,503 117.01 99.1%
North Carolina 10,164 102.21 99.6%
Oklahoma 7,039 181.51 99.5%
South Carolina 6,360 131.6 99.4%
Tennessee 9,775 149.25 99.6%
Texas 25,295 93.83 99.8%
Virginia 11,777 141.45 99.7%
West Virginia 2,601 140.55 98.4%
 

Full Names with DANA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DANA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DANA.

The most popular full name is DANA Smith. 1.03% of all the people named DANA have this family name.

There are 27029 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DANA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DANA Smith 1.03%
2 DANA Johnson 0.76%
3 DANA Brown 0.53%
4 DANA Williams 0.53%
5 DANA Jones 0.50%
6 DANA Miller 0.48%
7 DANA Davis 0.44%
8 DANA Anderson 0.37%
9 DANA Wilson 0.30%
10 DANA Moore 0.29%
11 DANA Taylor 0.26%
12 DANA Thomas 0.26%
13 DANA Martin 0.25%
14 DANA Thompson 0.25%
15 DANA Clark 0.25%
16 DANA Hall 0.25%
17 DANA Lee 0.23%
18 DANA White 0.23%
19 DANA Hill 0.22%
20 DANA Jackson 0.22%