Boys' name · since 1991
Daejon
Daejon has 354 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 354
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
354 boys have been named Daejon since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Daejon recorded 354 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 2022.
- #9,686 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 354 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daejon ranks #9,686 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 354 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 354
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daejon's 354 recorded births place it above 78.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Daejon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daejon's full recorded timeline at 2005, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daejon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2022
- Peak year (2000)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Daejon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (207 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Daejon's strongest decade.
207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Daejon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 68
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 207 births (58% of all-time use).
Daejon by state
Where Daejon concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 5.9% |
21 of 354 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daejon's data
- Daejon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (207 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.
- California records the most Daejons (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daejon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1991–2022 (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 Daejon 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.