US rank #6603 Boys' name Peak 2000 747 births

Daijon — #6603 US boys' name

747 babies named Daijon in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s1872000s3062010s1922020s55
#6603
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Daijon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

39 babies were named Daijon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daijon

The Social Security Administration has registered 747 babies named Daijon between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daijon currently holds the #6603 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daijon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Daijon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Daijon in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daijon 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 747 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.

Daijon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

747

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2000

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,603

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daijon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
39
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941989 7

Daijon popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1994 (Daijon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1994 5

Daijon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
306 births that decade — 41% of Daijon's all-time total
1980s71990s1872000s3062010s1922020s55

Daijon by state

Where Daijon concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Daijon
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%
California share of Daijon's total US births 4.0%
Even split

30 of 747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daijon?
747 babies have been named Daijon since 1989. It currently ranks #6603 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 39 births.
When was Daijon most popular?
Daijon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Daijon most popular?
The top states for the name Daijon are California (30 births), Michigan (30 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Daijon been used?
Daijon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daijon?
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.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.