Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 1999 2,013 births

Dajah — girls' name

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.

1980s71990s8752000s9182010s2002020s13
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Dajah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

181 babies were named Dajah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,013 babies named Dajah between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dajah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 181 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 918 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dajah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Dajah in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dajah 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 2,013 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.

Dajah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,013

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

1999

181 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dajah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1999)
181
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Dajah popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 2003 (Dajah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 2003 7

Dajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
918 births that decade — 46% of Dajah's all-time total
1980s71990s8752000s9182010s2002020s13

Dajah by state

Where Dajah concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dajah
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%
California share of Dajah's total US births 6.1%
Even split

122 of 2,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Dajah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dajah?
2,013 babies have been named Dajah since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1999 with 181 births.
When was Dajah most popular?
Dajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 918 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Dajah most popular?
The top states for the name Dajah are California (122 births), Illinois (118 births), Florida (112 births).
How long has the name Dajah been used?
Dajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dajah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daja, Dajanae, Dajia, Dajanique, 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, 1989–2023 (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.