Given name
Dhyana
“one who meditates”
Dhyana is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “one who meditates.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “one who meditates.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dhyana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 127
- 0 boys · 127 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,500 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,500 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 194 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.
Dhyana’s family of names
Dhyana may belong to the same name family as DHYANNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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