Recorded 1988–2018 Girls' name Peak 2000 684 births

Dajanae — girls' name

684 babies named Dajanae in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s2622000s3572010s60
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dajanae was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

53 babies were named Dajanae in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dajanae

The Social Security Administration has registered 684 babies named Dajanae between 1988 and 2018, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dajanae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dajanae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 357 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dajanae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Dajanae in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dajanae 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 684 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.

Dajanae at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

684

Since 1988

31 years of records

Peak year

2000

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1988

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dajanae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1988

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2000)
53
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0204060 20182011200720031999199519911988 5

Dajanae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
357 births that decade — 52% of Dajanae's all-time total
1980s51990s2622000s3572010s60

Dajanae by state

Where Dajanae concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Dajanae
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%
California share of Dajanae's total US births 9.5%
Even split

65 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dajanae?
684 babies have been named Dajanae since 1988. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2000 with 53 births.
When was Dajanae most popular?
Dajanae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 357 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Dajanae most popular?
The top states for the name Dajanae are California (65 births), Michigan (64 births), Illinois (33 births).
How long has the name Dajanae been used?
Dajanae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 31 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dajanae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daja, Dajah, 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, 1988–2018 (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.