Dayanara: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- dy-ah-NAH-rah · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern Hispanic name of uncertain origin, often associated with the Puerto Rican form popularized by Dayanara Torres. It may be a modern coinage or influenced by names like Diana or Yara. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Dayanara?
Babies named Dayanara in 202446
2024 rank#3,406 girls
Peak year2005
Total US babies since 18806,533
Dayanara is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.
Names like Dayanara
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Dayanara questions
What does the name Dayanara mean?
Dayanara means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Modern Hispanic name of uncertain origin, often associated with the Puerto Rican form popularized by Dayanara Torres. It may be a modern coinage or influenced by names like Diana or Yara.
Is Dayanara a boy or girl name?
Dayanara is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Dayanara?
46 US babies were named Dayanara in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.
How do you pronounce Dayanara?
Dayanara is usually pronounced dy-ah-NAH-rah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.