How Many People Are Named Daja?
An estimated 2,341 people in the United States have the first name Daja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Daja peaked in popularity in 1996 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,341
About 1 in 146,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1996
241 births
Total Registered
2,399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daja
Daja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,399 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daja as a female name
Ranked #7,732 in 2023
14 female births in 2023
Peak: 1996 (241 births)
Daja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daja span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,193 babies were registered. Daja has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daja by Decade
How has Daja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daja by State
Birth registrations for Daja span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in Arkansas, District of Columbia, New Jersey. On average, about 62 Dajas were registered per state.
Daja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daja?
We estimate approximately 2,341 people named Daja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 146,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Daja a common name?
Daja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daja most popular?
Daja reached peak popularity in 1996, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daja is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daja a female name?
Daja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daja Smith, Daja Johnson, Daja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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