How Many People Are Named Dayja?
An estimated 527 people in the United States have the first name Dayja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Dayja peaked in popularity in 1996 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dayja 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 Dayja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
527
About 1 in 650,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1996
50 births
Total Registered
537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dayja
Dayja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 537 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dayja as a female name
Ranked #15,694 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1996 (50 births)
Dayja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dayja span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 253 babies were registered. Dayja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dayja by Decade
How has Dayja 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.
Dayja by State
Birth registrations for Dayja span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Louisiana, Georgia, New York. On average, about 9 Dayjas were registered per state.
Dayja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dayja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayja?
We estimate approximately 527 people named Dayja 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 650,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Dayja a common name?
Dayja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dayja most popular?
Dayja reached peak popularity in 1996, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dayja is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dayja a female name?
Dayja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dayja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dayja Smith, Dayja Johnson, Dayja 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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