Recorded 1961–1987 Boys' name Peak 1985 34 births

Daid — boys' name

34 babies named Daid in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s51980s18
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Daid was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

8 babies were named Daid in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daid

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Daid between 1961 and 1987, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daid currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daid performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daid shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daid 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 34 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.

Daid at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

34

Since 1961

27 years of records

Peak year

1985

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1961

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1987

Daid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1961

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1985)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 198719851981197019691961 5

Daid by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 53% of Daid's all-time total
1960s111970s51980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daid?
34 babies have been named Daid since 1961. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1985 with 8 births.
When was Daid most popular?
Daid was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Daid been used?
Daid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 27 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Daid?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1961–1987 (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.