Recorded 1991–2021 Boys' name Peak 2003 324 births

Dajohn — boys' name

324 babies named Dajohn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1162000s1332010s622020s13
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dajohn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dajohn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dajohn

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Dajohn between 1991 and 2021, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dajohn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dajohn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dajohn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dajohn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dajohn 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 324 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.

Dajohn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

324

Since 1991

31 years of records

Peak year

2003

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1991

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dajohn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1991

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 20212016201120072003199919951991 10

Dajohn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
133 births that decade — 41% of Dajohn's all-time total
1990s1162000s1332010s622020s13

Dajohn by state

Where Dajohn concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dajohn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Dajohn's total US births 1.9%

6 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dajohn?
324 babies have been named Dajohn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
When was Dajohn most popular?
Dajohn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Dajohn most popular?
The top states for the name Dajohn are California (6 births).
How long has the name Dajohn been used?
Dajohn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 31 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dajohn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dajuan, Dajon, Dajour, Dajaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2021 (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.