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Popularity of the baby name Dayana


Posts that mention the name Dayana

What gave the baby name Taliana a boost in 2008?

Taliana Vargas, 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 2008
Taliana Vargas

According to the U.S. baby name data, the rare name Taliana nearly tripled in usage in 2008:

  • 2010: 9 baby girls named Taliana
  • 2009: 14 baby girls named Taliana
  • 2008: 23 baby girls named Taliana (peak usage)
  • 2007: 8 baby girls named Taliana
  • 2006: 7 baby girls named Taliana

Why?

Because of Colombian beauty queen Taliana Vargas.

She placed first runner-up at Miss Universe 2008, which was held in Vietnam in July of that year.

Notably, four of the top five finalists at Miss Universe 2008 were Latin American women. The overall winner of the pageant was Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela.

What are your thoughts on the name Taliana?

Sources: Miss Universe 2008 – Wikipedia, SSA

Image: Screenshot of the TV broadcast of the 57th Miss Universe pageant

Baby names with DAY: Dayle, Oladayo, Hriday

daytime

If you’re looking for a baby name that will make your day — that is to say, a name that contains the word DAY — you’re in luck!

Here’s a long list of names that contain the letter sequence “d-a-y.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Abhyuday
  • Adaya, Adayah
  • Adayla
  • Adaysha
  • Adayshia
  • Adedayo
  • Aiday
  • Aldayr
  • Amisaday
  • Ariday
  • Cassiday
  • Corday
  • Day, Daye
  • Daya
  • Dayali
  • Dayami, Dayamy
  • Dayamin
  • Dayamir
  • Dayamit
  • Dayan, Dayaan, Dayyan
  • Dayana, Dayanah, Dayanna, Dayahna, Dayiana
  • Dayanaira
  • Dayanara, Dayannara
  • Dayanari
  • Dayane, Dayanne
  • Dayani, Dayanie, Dayany, Dayanni
  • Dayanira
  • Dayanis
  • Dayari
  • Dayatra
  • Dayce
  • Daycee
  • Daycen
  • Dayceon
  • Daycia
  • Dayde
  • Dayden
  • Daydra
  • Daydrian
  • Dayeli
  • Dayelin
  • Daygan
  • Daygoro
  • Dayin
  • Dayion
  • Dayja, Dayjah
  • Dayjon
  • Daykota
  • Dayla, Daylah
  • Daylan
  • Dayland
  • Daylani, Daylanie Daylany
  • Dayle, Dayl
  • Daylee, Dayleigh, Daylie, Dayli
  • Daylen
  • Daylene, Dayleen
  • Dayleni
  • Dayleon
  • Daylia
  • Dayliani
  • Dayline
  • Dayln
  • Daylon
  • Daylyn, Daylynn, Daylinn, Daylin
  • Dayman
  • Daymar
  • Daymen
  • Daymeon, Daymion
  • Daymi
  • Daymian, Daymien
  • Daymin
  • Daymir
  • Daymon
  • Daymond
  • Dayna, Daynah, Daynna
  • Dayne, Dayn
  • Dayner
  • Daynisha
  • Dayo
  • Dayon
  • Dayona, Dayonna
  • Dayonte
  • Dayquan, Dayquon, Dayqwan
  • Dayra
  • Dayren
  • Dayri
  • Dayrin
  • Dayris
  • Dayro
  • Dayron
  • Dayse
  • Daysen
  • Daysha
  • Dayshana
  • Dayshanay
  • Dayshawn, Dayshaun, Daysean, Dayshon, Dayshun
  • Dayshawna
  • Dayshia
  • Daysi, Daysy, Daysie
  • Daysia
  • Dayson
  • Daysun
  • Dayten
  • Daythan
  • Daytin
  • Dayton
  • Daytona
  • Daytron
  • Daytwon, Daytwan
  • Dayva
  • Dayvanee
  • Dayven
  • Dayveon, Dayvion, Dayveion
  • Dayvian
  • Dayvid
  • Dayvin
  • Dayvon
  • Dayvonna
  • Dayvonne
  • Dayza, Dayzah
  • Dayzha
  • Dayzhane
  • Dayzi, Dayzee
  • Dayzia
  • Faraday
  • Foday
  • Friday
  • Hedaya
  • Hidaya
  • Hidayat
  • Hodaya
  • Holiday, Holliday
  • Hriday
  • Hridaya
  • Hudayfa
  • Idaya
  • Ifedayo
  • Jadaya, Jadayah
  • Jendaya
  • Jendayi
  • Jordayn
  • Judayah
  • Kadaysha
  • Kadaysia
  • Korday
  • Kriday
  • Ladaya
  • Ladayja
  • Ladaynian
  • Ladaysha
  • Ladaysia
  • Linday
  • Loveday
  • Maday
  • Madaya
  • Minday
  • Monday
  • Nadaya
  • Oday
  • Oladayo
  • Sadaya
  • Shaday
  • Shadaya, Shadayah
  • Sharday, Shardaye, Charday
  • Shawday
  • Sudays
  • Sunday
  • Tadayoshi
  • Temidayo
  • Tuesday
  • Uday
  • Udayveer
  • Zadaya
  • Zandaya
  • Zendaya, Zendayah, Xendaya
  • Zurisaday
  • Zyndaya

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as David, Damian, and Diana.

Which DAY name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

P.S. Three more names featuring the letter sequence “d-a-y” — Deeday, Dee Day, and D-Day — were given to three baby boys born on June 6, 1944.

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from Spring! (8684685457) by Johan Neven under CC BY 2.0.

What gave the baby name Dayana a boost in 2008?

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza

According to the U.S. baby name data, the name Dayana reached peak usage in 2008:

  • 2010: 624 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 484th]
  • 2009: 760 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 421st]
  • 2008: 777 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 412th]
  • 2007: 576 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 541st]
  • 2006: 529 baby girls named Dayana [rank: 557th]

More than 25% of the 2008 babies named Dayana were born in California, and more than 14% were born in Texas.

What gave the name a boost that year?

Venezuelan beauty queen Dayana (pronounced dah-YAH-nah) Mendoza, who won the title of Miss Universe in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in July of 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza

The Latin American name Dayana is based on (and sounds a lot like) the English pronunciation of the name Diana. It also happens to be the name of several different South American orchids, all of which were named in honor of 19th-century English botanist John Day.

In 2012, usage of the name was nudged above 700 babies for a third time — likely because of Dayana Mendoza’s participation in the reality TV competition series Celebrity Apprentice. She placed sixth out of 18 contestants. (The winner that season was Arsenio Hall.)

What are your thoughts on the name Dayana?

Sources: Miss Universe 2008 – Wikipedia, Dayana Mendoza – Wikipedia, Dayana – Behind the Name, SSA

Images: Screenshots of the TV broadcast of the 57th Miss Universe pageant

Popular baby names in Gibraltar, 2022

Flag of Gibraltar
Flag of Gibraltar

The British overseas territory of Gibraltar is a narrow peninsula jutting out from the southern coast of Spain.

Though the official language of Gibraltar is English, most Gibraltarians also speak Spanish. (In fact, the mix of Andalusian Spanish and British English spoken by locals has its own name: Llanito.)

Last year, Gibraltar welcomed 364 babies — “almost a baby for every day of 2022.” There were 179 baby girls and 185 baby boys.

And what were the most popular names among these babies? Sienna and Elijah/Leo (tie).

Here are Gibraltar’s top girl names and top boy names of 2022:

Girl names

  1. Sienna, 6 baby girls
  2. Ava and Lucia, 5 each (tie)
  3. Emily, Isabella, and Valentina, 4 each (3-way tie)
  4. Amelia, Chloe, Isla, Lauren, and Lily, 3 each (5-way tie)
  5. Charlotte, Eliza, Elsie, Gabriella, India, Luna, Mia, Robyn, Sophie, Thalia, and Tiana, 2 each (11-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Elijah and Leo, 5 baby boys each (tie)
  2. Noah, Oliver, Theo, and Thomas, 4 each (4-way tie)
  3. Jamie, Lewis, Lucas, and Thiago, 3 each (4-way tie)
  4. Amir, Arthur, Erik, Freddie, Gabriel, Hugo, Isaac, Jack, Jacob, James, Jason, Joseph, Kai, Liam, Logan, Louie, Luca, Mason, Matthew, Niall, Nico, Ryan, Theodore, and Zayn, 2 each (24-way tie)

The rest of the names were each bestowed once. (Except for Riley, which was bestowed twice overall — once for each gender.)

Unique girl names (120)Unique boy names (93)
Ada, Adeline, Adelyn, Ahriella, Alba, Alessandra, Alis, Alisha, Aliyanna, Alona, Amaya, Amelie-Rae, Amira, Ana, Andie, Anna, Aoife, April, Arabella, Ari, Aria, Ariana, Arianna, Arieya, Aris, Aubrey, Avery, Cali, Callie, Celeste, Cipbelynn, Cora, Daisy, Daisy-Ray, Dayana, Elise, Ellen, Emma, Esme, Estella, Evelyn, Fae, Farah, Faye, Fern, Florence, Haley, Harlequin, Hayley, Ines, Jessie, Josephine, Josie, Julia, Kairo, Kennan, Kian, Killian, Kyel, Kylo, Kate, Katie, Kyla, Kythea, Layan, Layla, Leah, Leticia, Lina, Lottie, Maeva, Maia, Manuela, Margaret, Margot, Mariam, Matilde, Maya, Mayra, Melianne, Mila, Millie, Molly, Neriah, Nora, Nylah-Mae, Poppy, Presley, Quinn, Radhika, Raya, Renaelia, Rhianne, Riley, Roeeya, Rose, Ruby, Rumi, Sara, Savannah, Selina, Shannah, Siera, Snow, Sophia, Stella, Summer, Talia, Tasnim, Thea, Tillie, Willow, Winter, Yael, Yara, Yasmin, Yui, Zahra, Zaphyr, ZoeAbdurhman, Abel, Airam, Alaa, Alfie, Alfred, Andrei, Anthony, Archie, Ariel, Asher, Ashton, Austin, Axton, Bear, Benas, Bowie, Bradley, Cairo, Carlos, Charlie, Cody, Crislee, Dante, Domenico, Dominic, Dylan, Elias, Elis, Emilian, Emilio, Ethan, Evan, Finley, Frankie, Gary, Gian, Graham, Haroun, Henry, Hudson, Imram, Iyad, Jake, Jax, Jay, Jayce, Jayden, Jesse, Jonah, Joud, Leigh, Louis, Luis, Luke, Manuel, Marco, Mattia, Maxwell, Michael, Millel, Nassim, Nathan, Neo, Nicholas, Nicolas, Nilan, Noa, Nuveshshing, Nyan, Nyle, Oscar, Otis, Otto, Ray, Rayan, Remy, Riley, Rocco, Romeo, Samy, Scott, Sebastian, Shane, Stephen, Teo, Tommy, Tyler, Wael, Yaqub, Zachary, Zack, Zuhayr

Finally, here are Gibraltar’s 2021 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.

P.S. Did you know that John Lennon and Yoko Ono got married in Gibraltar in March of 1969?

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Gibraltar (public domain)