Girls' name · since 1992

Dajae

171 babies named Dajae in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,413 of 72,339
all-time among girls
171
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade

Dajae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 171 have been recorded since 1992.

Dajae has 171 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2008.

  • #21,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 171 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajae ranks #21,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#21,413 of 72,339
all-time among girls
171
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dajae's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

Dajae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dajae splits its recorded history at 2000: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dajae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1995)
20
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
0510152025 199219941996199820002002200520072008 6

Dajae by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (104 births, 61% of the file).

1990s was Dajae's strongest decade.

104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Dajae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 104 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Dajae by state

Where Dajae concentrates geographically, total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dajae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
10 5.8%
Illinois share of Dajae's total US births 5.8%

10 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dajae?
171 babies have been named Dajae since 1992. All-time, it sits at #21,413 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1995 with 20 births.
Where does Dajae sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajae ranks #21,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dajae most popular?
Dajae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Dajae most popular?
The top states for the name Dajae are Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Dajae been used?
Dajae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 17 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dajae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daja, Dajah, Dajanae, Dajia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dajae's data

  • Dajae's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2000s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Illinois records the most Dajaes (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Dajae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2008 (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 Dajae 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.