Girls' name · since 1988
Dajanae
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 684 babies named Dajanae, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 684
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dajanae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 684 have been recorded since 1988.
Dajanae has 684 recorded births among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2018.
- #9,647 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 684 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajanae ranks #9,647 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 684 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,647 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 684
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dajanae's 684 recorded births place it above 86.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dajanae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dajanae's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dajanae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2018
- Peak year (2000)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dajanae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (357 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Dajanae's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dajanae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s
2000s
357 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 357 births (52% of all-time use).
How Dajanae 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 Dajanae's total volume
Dajanae by state
Where Dajanae concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 64 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 33 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 11 | 1.6% |
65 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Dajanae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (357 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dajanaes (65 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dajanae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1988–2018 (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 Dajanae 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.