Boys' name · since 1980
Dajon
1,725 babies named Dajon in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,725
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,725 babies have been named Dajon since 1980, making it today's #6248 boys' name.
Dajon has 1,725 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6248 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,615 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,248 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,725 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajon ranks #3,615 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,248 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,725 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,615 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,725
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dajon's 1,725 recorded births place it above 92.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dajon compares
1,725 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dajon's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dajon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,725 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dajon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dajon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dajon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dajon popularity over time - girls
70 total births recorded since 1986 (Dajon as girls' name)
Dajon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (699 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Dajon's strongest decade.
699 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dajon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
699 births
- 2000s
2000s
594 births
- 2010s 242
2010s
242 births
- 2020s 90
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 699 births (41% of all-time use).
How Dajon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dajon's total volume
Dajon by state
Where Dajon concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 187 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 106 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 78 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 48 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 1.2% |
187 of 1,725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Dajon appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dajon's data
- Dajon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (699 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dajons (187 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dajon: 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 (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Dajon 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.