Dawana
Feminine
Dawana is a three-syllable name with the soft Da- and a gliding -wana, close to Dwana and Diana. It is gentle and warm.
How old is the name Dawana?
Dawana first appears in US birth records in 1951 — 74 years ago. The typical Dawana alive today was born around 1973, making them about 52 years old. About 500 people named Dawana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dawana most popular?
Dawana peaked in 1976, reaching #2865 nationally. See the whole 1976 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Dawana
Tawana and Dwana gave American parents a soft -wana sound, and families gave it new openings. Dawana spreads Dwana into three even syllables, so the name glides rather than clips. It is built from familiar sounds and belongs to the family who chose it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Dawana. It may be a spelling of Dwana or a build near Diana and Tawana, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Dawana
duh-WAH-nuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Dawana
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1951
- Most girls named
- 197626 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2865reached in 1976
- Change vs 1993
- −37.5%5 in 1994, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Dawanas among us
people named Dawana are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Dawana sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is soft and easy to say.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- People will write Dwana or Dewana.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Dawanas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Dawana are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dawana in 2025?
- Dawana is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Dawana with classmates?
- Dawana will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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