Dayanara is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dayanara means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dayanara across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dayanara has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dayanara is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “destroyer of men”. A modern popular form of Deianira, from Greek mythology.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,568 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dayanara per year, United States (1974 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (909/yr).
Dayanara has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #682 nationally (given to 909 babies that year).
Deyanira · Dayanira · Deianeira · Tanara · Dayannara · Deianira · Dayanera · Deyaneira
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