Boys' name · since 1994
Daz
Daz has 23 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
23 boys have been named Daz since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Daz recorded 23 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2017.
- #27,750 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daz ranks #27,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #27,750 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Daz's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daz's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
23 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 7 births in a single year.
Daz by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Daz's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Daz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (43% of all-time use).
Daz decade highlights
- Peak decade 10 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Daz's data
- Daz's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1994–2017 (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 Daz 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.
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