Girls' name · since 1964
Daya
927 babies named Daya in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,535 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daya currently ranks #3535 among girls' names in America, with 927 babies recorded since 1964.
Daya has 927 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3535 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #7,918 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,535 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 927 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daya ranks #7,918 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,535 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 927 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,918 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,535 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 927
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daya's 927 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daya compares
927 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Daya's all-time total is 147% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 927 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daya splits its recorded history at 2004: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Daya popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 2025 (Daya as boys' name)
Daya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (335 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Daya's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Daya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
335 births
- 2020s
2020s
237 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 335 births (36% of all-time use).
How Daya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daya's total volume
Daya by state
Where Daya concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 51 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
51 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Daya's data
- Daya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (335 total births) through the 2020s (237) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dayas (51 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Daya 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.