Daija
Daija was the 15448th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 804th with 258 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,118 places. More babies were named Daija in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,448 girls, down 10,400 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997258 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,065babies recorded
Daija popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,448 | 5 |
| 2020 | #5,048 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,170 | 52 |
| 2000 | #958 | 221 |
| 1990 | #5,894 | 15 |
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How popular is Daija, counting every spelling?
Daija is the most common spelling of a name family that had 11 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 11 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daija | 5 | #15,448 | 58 |
| Daijah | 6 | #13,598 | 53 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daija?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daija (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daija born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daija.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daija?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Daija are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 21 and 29. That makes Daija mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daija: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daija, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daija
How popular is the name Daija?
Daija was the 15448th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 804th with 258 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,118 places. More babies were named Daija in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daija a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daija in the US.