Over the past 110 years, 188 865 girls and 48 717 boys have been named Dana. The name Dana ranks 197th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Dana in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Dana came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.