Boys' name · since 1980
Dajaun
Dajaun has 314 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dajaun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 314 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Dajaun recorded 314 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2020.
- #10,321 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 314 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajaun ranks #10,321 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dajaun's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dajaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dajaun's full recorded timeline at 2000, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dajaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Dajaun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Dajaun's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dajaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dajaun's data
- Dajaun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dajaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1980–2020 (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 Dajaun 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.