Girls' name · since 1991
Daeja
Daeja has 746 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 746
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daeja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 746 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Daeja recorded 746 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2020.
- #9,159 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 746 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daeja ranks #9,159 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 746 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,159 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 746
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daeja's 746 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Daeja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daeja's full recorded timeline at 2005, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daeja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2020
- Peak year (2001)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Daeja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (369 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Daeja's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Daeja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
280 births
- 2000s
2000s
369 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 369 births (49% of all-time use).
How Daeja compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daeja's total volume
Daeja by state
Where Daeja concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 51 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
51 of 746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Daeja appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daeja's data
- Daeja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (369 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Daejas (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daeja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daeja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.