US rank #6607 Boys' name Peak 1997 657 births

Dajour — #6607 US boys' name

657 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.

1990s3812000s1312010s872020s58
#6607
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Dajour was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

103 babies were named Dajour in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dajour

The Social Security Administration has registered 657 babies named Dajour between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dajour currently holds the #6607 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dajour performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 381 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dajour shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Dajour in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dajour 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 657 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.

Dajour at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

657

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

1997

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,607

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dajour popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
103
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092004199919941990 26

Dajour popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1996 (Dajour as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
567891011 199819971996 6

Dajour by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
381 births that decade — 58% of Dajour's all-time total
1990s3812000s1312010s872020s58

Dajour by state

Where Dajour concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dajour
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
48 7.3%
#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%
New York share of Dajour's total US births 7.3%
Even split

48 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Dajour appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dajour?
657 babies have been named Dajour since 1990. It currently ranks #6607 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 103 births.
When was Dajour most popular?
Dajour was most popular in the 1990s decade with 381 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Dajour most popular?
The top states for the name Dajour are New York (48 births), Pennsylvania (22 births), Virginia (13 births).
How long has the name Dajour been used?
Dajour has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dajour?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dajuan, Dajon, Dajohn, 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, 1990–2024 (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.