Girls' name · since 1992
Dayja
Dayja has 537 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 537
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 537 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dayja recorded 537 times among girls since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2020.
- #11,329 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 537 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayja ranks #11,329 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 537 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,329 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 537
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayja's 537 recorded births place it above 84.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dayja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayja's full recorded timeline at 2006, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dayja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dayja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (253 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Dayja's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dayja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
208 births
- 2000s
2000s
253 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 253 births (47% of all-time use).
How Dayja 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 Dayja's total volume
Dayja by state
Where Dayja concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
21 of 537 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayja's data
- Dayja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dayjas (21 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 Dayja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1992–2020 (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 Dayja 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.