Recorded 1997–2001 Girls' name Peak 2001 29 births

Dahja — girls' name

29 babies named Dahja in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s13
1990s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dahja in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dahja

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Dahja between 1997 and 2001, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dahja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dahja performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dahja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dahja 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 29 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.

Dahja at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

29

Since 1997

5 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1997

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2001

Dahja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1997

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
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Dahja by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 55% of Dahja's all-time total
1990s162000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dahja?
29 babies have been named Dahja since 1997. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Dahja most popular?
Dahja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Dahja been used?
Dahja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 5 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Dahja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dahlia, Dahiana, Dahlila, Dahlya, 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, 1997–2001 (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.