Recorded 1953–2023 Girls' name Peak 2023 18 births

Daye — girls' name

18 babies named Daye in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Daye since 1953, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.

18
total births
1953–2023
years on record
2020s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Daye was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

8 babies were named Daye in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daye

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Daye between 1953 and 2023, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daye performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daye 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 18 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.

Daye at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

18

Since 1953

71 years of records

Peak year

2023

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1953

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2023

Daye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1953

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
8
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
456789 202319731953 5

Daye by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
8 births that decade — 44% of Daye's all-time total
1950s51970s52020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daye?
18 babies have been named Daye since 1953. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 8 births.
When was Daye most popular?
Daye was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Daye been used?
Daye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 71 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Daye?
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.

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, 1953–2023 (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.