Total births
20
Girls' name · since 2001
Daejanay
Daejanay has 20 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 20
- total births
- 2001–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
20 girls have been named Daejanay since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Daejanay has 20 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2002.
- 20 total births
- 2001–2002 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
20 girls have been named Daejanay since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.
- 20
- total births
- 2001–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Daejanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daejanay splits its recorded history at 2002: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
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 · 2001–2002
- 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
2000s was Daejanay's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Daejanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daejanay? ▼
Daejanay has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 15 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Daejanay: Baby Name Since 2001 - 20 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daejanay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Daejanay 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 June 2026.