Over the past 110 years, 48 717 boys and 188 865 girls have been named Dana. The name Dana ranks 447th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Dana in 1911. The peak of popularity of the name Dana came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.