Recorded 1993–2012 Girls' name Peak 2002 139 births

Dajanay — girls' name

139 babies named Dajanay in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s542000s692010s16
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dajanay was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dajanay in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dajanay

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Dajanay between 1993 and 2012, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dajanay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dajanay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dajanay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Dajanay in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dajanay 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 139 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.

Dajanay at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

139

Since 1993

20 years of records

Peak year

2002

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1993

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dajanay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1993

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2002)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5101520 20122008200420022000199719951993 9

Dajanay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 50% of Dajanay's all-time total
1990s542000s692010s16

Dajanay by state

Where Dajanay concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dajanay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 3.6%
#2 Michigan
5 3.6%
Illinois share of Dajanay's total US births 3.6%
Even split

5 of 139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dajanay?
139 babies have been named Dajanay since 1993. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2002 with 16 births.
When was Dajanay most popular?
Dajanay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Dajanay most popular?
The top states for the name Dajanay are Illinois (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Dajanay been used?
Dajanay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 20 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Dajanay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daja, Dajah, Dajanae, Dajia, 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, 1993–2012 (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.