Recorded 1997–2012 Girls' name Peak 2001 121 births

Denajah — girls' name

121 babies named Denajah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s872010s21

The verdict

121 girls have been named Denajah since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

121
total births
1997–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Denajah was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

14 babies were named Denajah in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Denajah

The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Denajah between 1997 and 2012, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Denajah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Denajah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Denajah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Denajah 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 121 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.

Denajah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

121

Since 1997

16 years of records

Peak year

2001

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1997

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2012

Denajah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1997

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2001)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 20122010200820062004200220001997 8

Denajah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 72% of Denajah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Denajah?
121 babies have been named Denajah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2001 with 14 births.
When was Denajah most popular?
Denajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Denajah been used?
Denajah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 16 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Denajah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, 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, 1997–2012 (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.