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Udana
How to Pronounce Udana
Pronounced yoo-DAN-uh /juːˈdænə/Low
Meaning: Udana reads most naturally as a coined U- plus Dana blend. By coincidence the same spelling is a Sanskrit term, udana, for one of the vital breaths in yoga philosophy, though an American given-name link to that word is unlikely. Routes are uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Udana most plausibly joins a U- opening to the familiar Dana, a coinage in the spirit of adding a fresh syllable to a known name. Curiously the same spelling is a Sanskrit word, udana, naming an upward-moving vital breath in yoga; we mention it as a coincidence rather than a claimed source.
Udana was never common in the United States, appearing thinly in the mid-1970s and given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1975. A woman named Udana then is around fifty today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Udana mean?
It is most likely a coined U- plus Dana blend; the same spelling is also a Sanskrit word for an 'upward breath', noted as a coincidence.
How do you pronounce Udana?
It is said yoo-DAN-uh /juːˈdænə/, three syllables with the stress on DAN.
Is Udana a boy or girl name?
Udana is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Udana?
It has always been very rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-seventies.