Total births
2,013
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.
- 2,013
- total births
- 1989–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that 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.
- 2,013 total births
- 1989–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
2,013 girls have been named Dajah since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 2,013
- total births
- 1989–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
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% |
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? ▼
Dajah has been given to 2,013 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 181 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
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.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dajah
Nearby Names Like Dajah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dajah
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2,399 births
Dajanae Girl
684 births
Dajia Girl
439 births
Dajanique Girl
204 births
Dajana Girl
178 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dajah: Baby Name Since 1989 - 2,013 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dajah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.