MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dana mean?
Persian dana means wise or knowledgeable and is used in personal naming. Hindi dana is also the ordinary word for a grain or seed, so this north Indian name can carry either an intellectual or an agricultural image.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दाना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dana in Indian usage
8,394 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 4,227 records (50.4%).
- Recorded as male: 4,167 records (49.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 529 |
| 1940s | 1,085 |
| 1950s | 1,699 |
| 1960s | 2,320 |
| 1970s | 1,391 |
| 1980s | 775 |
| 1990s | 439 |
| Other decades | 156 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 3,274 |
| Bihar | 3,100 |
| Odisha | 544 |
| Haryana | 473 |
| Punjab | 268 |
| Gujarat | 204 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 167 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 112 |
| Other states | 252 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dana / F | 39 | 894 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dana; Table_6, C907 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dana; Table_6, C907