US rank #11609 Girls' name Peak 2016 84 births

Dayah — #11609 US girls' name

84 babies named Dayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s442020s30
#11609
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dayah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dayah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Dayah between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dayah currently holds the #11609 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dayah 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 84 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.

Dayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

84

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,609

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 202420222021202020182017201620152014201220072000 5

Dayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
44 births that decade — 52% of Dayah's all-time total
2000s102010s442020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dayah?
84 babies have been named Dayah since 2000. It currently ranks #11609 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Dayah most popular?
Dayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Dayah been used?
Dayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2000–2024 (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.