Recorded 1977–1998 Girls' name Peak 1980 78 births

Daaiyah — girls' name

78 babies named Daaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s391990s10
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Daaiyah was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

13 babies were named Daaiyah in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daaiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Daaiyah between 1977 and 1998, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daaiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daaiyah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daaiyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daaiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 78 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daaiyah at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

78

Since 1977

22 years of records

Peak year

1980

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1977

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1998

Daaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1977

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 1998199719891986198419811980197919781977 9

Daaiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 50% of Daaiyah's all-time total
1970s291980s391990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daaiyah?
78 babies have been named Daaiyah since 1977. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
When was Daaiyah most popular?
Daaiyah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Daaiyah been used?
Daaiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 22 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Daaiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daanya, Daana, Daarina, Daania, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.