Total births
89
Girls' name · since 2000
Dayah
89 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.
- #11649
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Dayah is the #11649 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 89 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayah has been recorded 89 times among girls since 2000, currently ranked #11649 nationally and more common than 34% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #11649 among girls today
- 89 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
- 34% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Dayah is currently the #11649 girls' name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 89 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11649
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 34%
- more common than other girls
Dayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11649
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 34% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
49% 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.
How Dayah compares
89 22th percentile among 17,726 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
Dayah's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 89 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Dayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#11,649
Active since
2000
Dayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Dayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Dayah's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dayah? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 89 babies named Dayah. Today it holds rank #11649 among girls. Its busiest year on record 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 26 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Dayah's data
- Dayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dayah
Nearby Names Like Dayah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dayah
Dayana Girl
#497 15,598 births
Dayna Girl
#6001 14,460 births
Dayanara Girl
#3422 6,568 births
Dayanna Girl
#1806 3,916 births
Daysha Girl
#3846 2,660 births
Compare Dayah side by side: Dayah vs Dayana Dayah vs Dayna Dayah vs Dayanara
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dayah: #11649 Girls' Name - 89 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dayah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dayah 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 June 2026.