Boys' name · since 1990
Dajour
666 babies named Dajour in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,505 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 666
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dajour is the #8505 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 666 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajour has been recorded 666 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #8505 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #6,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,505 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 666 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajour ranks #6,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,505 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 666 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,505 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 666
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dajour's 666 recorded births place it above 85.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dajour compares
666 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Dajour's all-time total is 80% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dajour | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 666 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dajour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dajour splits its recorded history at 2008: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 103 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dajour popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dajour popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1996 (Dajour as girls' name)
Dajour by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (381 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Dajour's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Dajour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
381 births
- 2000s 131
2000s
131 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 381 births (57% of all-time use).
How Dajour 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 Dajour's total volume
Dajour by state
Where Dajour concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 48 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 13 | 2.0% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #8 | California | | 7 | 1.1% |
48 of 666 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Dajour appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dajour's data
- Dajour's decade-level peak was the 1990s (381 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dajours (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Dajour
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dajour: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Dajour 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.