Dana
Dana is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Dana are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 19% male / 81% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
- US births since 1880
- 53,064 male / 191,498 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dana
To address Dana when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dana," in English, "Guten Tag Dana," in German. About 19% of people named Dana are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dana,
German
Guten Tag Dana,
French
Bonjour Dana,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dana:
Chinese
Dana您好：
Japanese
Dana様
English
Hi Dana,
German
Hi Dana,
French
Salut Dana,
Spanish
Hola Dana,
Chinese
Dana你好：
Japanese
Danaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 22% |
| Czech Republic | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 19 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
53,064 male · 191,498 female · 244,562 births recorded
Since 1980: 10% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dana a male or female name?
Dana is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Dana are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Dana in an email?
To address Dana when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dana," in English, "Guten Tag Dana," in German. About 19% of people named Dana are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Dana a unisex name?
Dana is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Dana are men. Dana leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Dana a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dana (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dana,
title = {Is Dana a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dana},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}