Boys' name · since 1989
Daijon
Daijon has 755 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
755 babies have been named Daijon since 1989, making it today's #9187 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Daijon recorded 755 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #9187 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #6,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,187 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 755 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daijon ranks #6,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,187 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 755 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 755
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daijon's 755 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daijon compares
755 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Daijon's all-time total is 105% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daijon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 755 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daijon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daijon's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daijon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Daijon popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1994 (Daijon as girls' name)
Daijon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (306 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Daijon's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Daijon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 306 births (41% of all-time use).
How Daijon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daijon's total volume
Daijon by state
Where Daijon concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 30 | 4.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
30 of 755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Daijon's data
- Daijon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (306 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daijons (30 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daijon: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Daijon 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.