Dayanara
Of Arabic origin, meaning a noble and unique woman.
Name Census estimates that about 6,434 living Americans carry the first name Dayanara. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dayanara today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dayanara births was 2005 (909 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dayanara. 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
6.4K
~ 1 in 53,272 Americans
Peak year
2005
909 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,397
Tracked since 1974
Census
Dayanara in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,982 people with the first name Dayanara, which placed it at #3,922 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
#3,922
National first-name rank
People counted
5.0K
4,982 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dayanara
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayanara is Hispanic at 95.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.6%). 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 Dayanara 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 Dayanara at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.0% · 4,733
- White3.0% · 151
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 31
- Black or African American0.5% · 26
- Two or more races0.5% · 24
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 17
Popularity
Dayanara: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dayanara from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 4,759 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dayanara 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 Dayanara during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dayanaras live
The SSA's state-level files cover 33 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Dayanara, while Ohio, Alabama, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 167 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dayanara
Dayanara is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word "dinar" which means "money" or "currency." The name likely emerged during the Islamic Golden Age, a period of cultural and scientific flourishing in the medieval Islamic world spanning the 8th to 13th centuries.
The earliest known recorded use of the name Dayanara dates back to the 10th century in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, where Arabic was the predominant language. It was particularly common among Muslim communities in regions like modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Egypt.
While the name Dayanara does not appear to be directly mentioned in any major religious texts or ancient scriptures, its association with the concept of wealth and prosperity may have been influenced by Islamic teachings on the importance of financial responsibility and charitable giving.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Dayanara was Dayanara al-Qahirah, a renowned 11th-century poet and scholar from Cairo, Egypt. She was known for her contributions to Arabic literature and her influential works on poetry and rhetoric.
In the 12th century, Dayanara bint Yusuf was a prominent figure in the Almoravid dynasty, a Berber Muslim imperial dynasty that ruled over parts of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. She was a respected patron of the arts and played a significant role in the cultural and intellectual life of the Almoravid court.
During the 13th century, Dayanara al-Baghdadi was a celebrated physician and philosopher from Baghdad, Iraq. She made significant contributions to the field of medicine and was renowned for her expertise in treating various ailments.
In the 14th century, Dayanara al-Andalusiyya was a celebrated Andalusian poet and calligrapher from the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, located in present-day Spain. Her works were widely admired and praised for their artistic and literary merits.
Another notable figure with the name Dayanara was Dayanara al-Maghribiyya, a 15th-century scholar and mathematician from Morocco. She was known for her pioneering work in the field of mathematics and her contributions to the development of algebraic equations and geometric theories.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Dayanara, showcasing its rich cultural and historical significance within the Arabic and Islamic traditions.
People
Dayanara + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayanara 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
Dayanara: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayanara?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,434 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dayanara 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 53,272 US residents.
Is Dayanara a common name?
We classify Dayanara as "Rare". It ranks above 97% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,533 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dayanara most popular?
The single biggest year for Dayanara was 2005, when 909 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dayanara is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dayanara in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,982 people with the name Dayanara, or 1.65 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,922 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 Dayanara 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 Dayanara?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dayanara appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,983 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Dayanara?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayanara is Hispanic at 95.0%. The next largest groups are White (3.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.6%). 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 Dayanara most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Dayanara in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.0% (4,733 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 Dayanara in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dayanara a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dayanara 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 Dayanara still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dayanara 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 Dayanara 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 Dayanara?
You can see how many people share the name Dayanara on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.