Total births
20
Recorded 2001–2002 Girls' name Peak 2001 20 births
Daejanay — girls' name
20 babies named Daejanay in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Daejanay was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
15 babies were named Daejanay in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Daejanay
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Daejanay between 2001 and 2002, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daejanay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Daejanay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Daejanay 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 20 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.
Daejanay at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Daejanay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Daejanay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 20 births that decade — 100% of Daejanay's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daejanay? ▼
20 babies have been named Daejanay since 2001. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 15 births.
When was Daejanay most popular? ▼
Daejanay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Daejanay been used? ▼
Daejanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 2 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Daejanay? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Daejanay
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Daeja Girl
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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, 2001–2002 (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.