Total births
34
Boys' name · since 1961
Daid
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.
- 34
- total births
- 1961–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Daid is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1961.
Daid has 34 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1987.
- 34 total births
- 1961–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 boys have been named Daid since 1961, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 34
- total births
- 1961–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
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.
Daid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daid splits its recorded history at 1981: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daid at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1961
Daid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1987
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Daid by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Daid's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Daid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daid? ▼
Daid has been given to 34 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 8 babies were born in 1985, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Daid since 1961 -- 27 years through the most recent 1987 data.
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.
Keep exploring Daid
Nearby Names Like Daid
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Daid
Dain Boy
#5277 1,997 births
Daivd Boy
1,026 births
Daimon Boy
#9162 802 births
Daiquan Boy
783 births
Daijon Boy
#6628 755 births
Compare Daid side by side: Daid vs Dain Daid vs Daivd Daid vs Daimon
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1961–1987 (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. "Daid: Baby Name Since 1961 - 34 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/daid. 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 Daid 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 July 2026.