Boys' name · since 1969
Dajuan
Dajuan has 3,525 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,525
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dajuan is the #5259 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,525 recorded since 1969.
Dajuan has 3,525 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5259 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #2,275 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,259 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,525 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dajuan ranks #2,275 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,259 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,525 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,275 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,259 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,525
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dajuan's 3,525 recorded births place it above 94.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Dajuan compares
3,525 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Dajuan's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dajuan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,525 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 136 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dajuan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dajuan's full recorded timeline at 1997, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 136 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dajuan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 136
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Dajuan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,010 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Dajuan's strongest decade.
1,010 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dajuan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 345
1970s
345 births
- 1980s
1980s
628 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,010 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,004 births
- 2010s
2010s
421 births
- 2020s 112
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,010 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dajuan 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 Dajuan's total volume
Dajuan by state
Where Dajuan concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 468 | 13.3% |
| #2 | California | | 238 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 227 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 204 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 104 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 69 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 61 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 57 | 1.6% |
468 of 3,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Dajuan appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dajuan's data
- Dajuan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,010 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Dajuans (468 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Dajuan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Dajuan 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.