Girls' name · since 1989
Dajah
2,013 babies named Dajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,013
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dajah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,013 have been recorded since 1989.
Dajah has 2,013 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2023.
- #4,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,013 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajah ranks #4,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,013 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,689 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,013
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dajah's 2,013 recorded births place it above 93.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dajah's full recorded timeline at 2005, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 181 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dajah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (1999)
- 181
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Dajah popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2003 (Dajah as boys' name)
Dajah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (918 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Dajah's strongest decade.
918 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
875 births
- 2000s
2000s
918 births
- 2010s 200
2010s
200 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 918 births (46% of all-time use).
How Dajah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dajah's total volume
Dajah by state
Where Dajah concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 118 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 112 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 111 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 99 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 81 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 70 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 66 | 3.3% |
122 of 2,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Dajah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dajah's data
- Dajah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (918 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dajahs (122 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dajah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1989–2023 (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 Dajah 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.