Name Legacy

Dayja

Recorded 1992–2020 · United States

Dayja was most popular in 1996, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,201 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 537 people named Dayja.

Most popular in1996
Rank that year#4,201
Births that year50
Total since 1880537
Given to100% girls

Dayja over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dayja’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dayja a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dayja is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 537 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org