Recorded 1992–2008 Girls' name Peak 1995 171 births

Dajae — girls' name

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.

1990s1042000s67
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Dajae was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dajae in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dajae

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Dajae between 1992 and 2008, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dajae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dajae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dajae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dajae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dajae 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 171 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.

Dajae at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

171

Since 1992

17 years of records

Peak year

1995

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1992

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dajae popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1995)
20
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
0510152025 200820062004200119991997199519931992 6

Dajae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
104 births that decade — 61% of Dajae's all-time total
1990s1042000s67

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. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1995 with 20 births.
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.

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, 1992–2008 (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.