Given name
Dalayna
“one who is a noble protector”
Dalayna is a variant of Delana. One German interpretation is “one who is a noble protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dalayna is a variant of Delana. One German interpretation is “one who is a noble protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dalayna is a variant of Delana. An origin associated with Delana is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dalayna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 338
- 0 boys · 338 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 296 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dalayna’s family of names
Dalayna has a related form in Delana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.