US rank #4019 Boys' name Peak 2020 248 births

Daire — #4019 US boys' name

248 babies named Daire in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s142010s1042020s118
#4019
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Daire was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

32 babies were named Daire in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daire

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Daire between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daire currently holds the #4019 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daire performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daire shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Daire in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daire 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 248 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.

Daire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

248

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2020

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,019

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daire popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
32
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201120081992 6

Daire popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2012 (Daire as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20222012 6

Daire by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
118 births that decade — 48% of Daire's all-time total
1990s122000s142010s1042020s118

Daire by state

Where Daire concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Daire
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
16 6.5%
#2 California
5 2.0%
#3 Ohio
5 2.0%
#4 Texas
5 2.0%
Michigan share of Daire's total US births 6.5%
Even split

16 of 248 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daire?
248 babies have been named Daire since 1992. It currently ranks #4019 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 32 births.
When was Daire most popular?
Daire was most popular in the 2020s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Daire most popular?
The top states for the name Daire are Michigan (16 births), California (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Daire been used?
Daire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daire?
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, 1992–2024 (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.