Recorded 1992–2020 Girls' name Peak 2000 471 births

Daejah — girls' name

471 babies named Daejah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1322000s2582010s752020s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Daejah was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

45 babies were named Daejah in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daejah

The Social Security Administration has registered 471 babies named Daejah between 1992 and 2020, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daejah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daejah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daejah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Daejah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daejah 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 471 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.

Daejah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

471

Since 1992

29 years of records

Peak year

2000

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1992

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2020

Daejah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1992

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2000)
45
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 2020201420102006200219981992 6

Daejah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
258 births that decade — 55% of Daejah's all-time total
1990s1322000s2582010s752020s6

Daejah by state

Where Daejah concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Daejah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.3%
#2 California
5 1.1%
#3 Georgia
5 1.1%
Florida share of Daejah's total US births 1.3%
Even split

6 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daejah?
471 babies have been named Daejah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2000 with 45 births.
When was Daejah most popular?
Daejah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Daejah most popular?
The top states for the name Daejah are Florida (6 births), California (5 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Daejah been used?
Daejah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 29 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Daejah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daelyn, Daenerys, Daelynn, Daeja, 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, 1992–2020 (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.