Daianna
Feminine name of Greek origin meaning "for the gods".
Name Census estimates that about 126 living Americans carry the first name Daianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daianna today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daianna births was 2013 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daianna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
126
~ 1 in 2,720,273 Americans
Peak year
2013
15 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,841
Tracked since 2000
Census
Daianna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 135 people with the first name Daianna, which placed it at #47,903 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#47,903
National first-name rank
People counted
135
135 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
61.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daianna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daianna is Hispanic at 61.5%. The next largest groups are Black (22.2%) and White (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daianna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daianna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino61.5% · 83
- Black or African American22.2% · 30
- White5.9% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.9% · 8
- Two or more races3.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1
Popularity
Daianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daianna from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 74 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daianna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daianna
The name Daianna is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a variation of the name Diana, which derives from the Ancient Greek Διάνα (Diána), the name of the Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. The name Diána itself is likely derived from the ancient Indo-European root "dey-," meaning "to shine."
The earliest recorded use of the name Diana dates back to ancient Roman times, where it was a popular name among the Romans. The Roman goddess Diana was widely revered and had many temples dedicated to her throughout the Roman Empire. The name appears in various ancient Roman texts and inscriptions.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Daianna was a Byzantine princess and saint from the 9th century. Saint Daianna of Constantinople was born in 812 and lived in the Byzantine Empire. She is venerated as a martyr in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
In the 16th century, Daianna de Castellane was a French noblewoman and lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine de' Medici of France. She was born in 1540 and played a significant role in the French court during the Renaissance period.
Another notable figure with the name Daianna was Daianna Wilburn, an American singer and songwriter born in 1949. She is best known for her work in the disco and R&B genres in the 1970s and 1980s.
In the literary world, Daianna Gail Bessudo is a contemporary American author and playwright. She was born in 1964 and has written several novels, plays, and screenplays, including the critically acclaimed "The Mayan Saga" series.
Daianna Karaian is a modern-day entrepreneur and businesswoman from Armenia. Born in 1985, she is the founder and CEO of Dasaran, a successful technology company based in Yerevan, Armenia.
While the name Daianna is not as common as its root name Diana, it has been used throughout history in various cultures and regions. The name carries the symbolic meaning of light, brightness, and the connection to the natural world, as represented by the Roman goddess Diana.
People
Daianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daianna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 126 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daianna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,720,273 US residents.
Is Daianna a common name?
We classify Daianna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 127 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Daianna was 2013, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daianna is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daianna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 135 people with the name Daianna, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #47,903 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daianna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daianna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daianna leans strongly female. 138 people counted with this name were female (98.6%), compared with 2 male bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daianna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daianna is Hispanic at 61.5%. The next largest groups are Black (22.2%) and White (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daianna most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Daianna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.5% (83 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daianna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daianna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daianna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daianna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daianna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Daianna?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.