Total births
112
Girls' name · since 1999
Daia
112 babies named Daia in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8236
- among girls today
- 112
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Daia is the #8236 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 112 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daia has been recorded 112 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #8236 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #8236 among girls today
- 112 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 54% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Daia is currently the #8236 girls' name in America, more common than 54% of girls - 112 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8236
- among girls today
- 112
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 54%
- more common than other girls
Daia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8236
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 54% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Daia was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
24 babies were named Daia in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Daia compares
112 26th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daia's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 112 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 48 | 19,840 |
Daia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daia splits its recorded history at 2019: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#8,236
Active since
1999
Daia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Daia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Daia's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Daia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 69 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daia? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 112 babies named Daia. Today it holds rank #8236 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 24 births.
When was Daia most popular? ▼
Daia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Daia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Daia since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Daia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daisy, Daisha, Daija, Daina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Daia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Daia
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Daisha Girl
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Daija Girl
#9787 3,065 births
Daina Girl
#8492 2,522 births
Daisey Girl
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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, 1999–2025 (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. "Daia: #8236 Girls' Name - 112 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daia. 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 Daia 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.