Daijah
A feminine name of Arabic and African origin possibly meaning "visitor" or "crowned one".
Name Census estimates that about 2,278 living Americans carry the first name Daijah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daijah today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daijah births was 1996 (195 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daijah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Daijah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 150,463 Americans
Peak year
1996
195 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,415
Tracked since 1990
Census
Daijah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,834 people with the first name Daijah, which placed it at #8,029 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,029
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,834 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
79.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daijah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daijah is Black at 79.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.4%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daijah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daijah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American79.7% · 1,461
- Hispanic or Latino9.4% · 173
- Two or more races7.0% · 129
- White3.4% · 62
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 3
Popularity
Daijah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daijah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,092 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daijah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daijah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daijahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. Florida, Texas, California recorded the most babies named Daijah, while Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 67 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daijah
The name Daijah is a modern invented name that first emerged in the late 20th century. It is believed to be a combination of the names Daja and Aja, both of which have Arabic origins. The first part, "Daj," is derived from the Arabic word "dajja," meaning "dark night." The second part, "aja," is a variant of the Arabic name Aisha, which means "alive" or "prosperous."
While the name Daijah itself does not have a long historical lineage, its components can be traced back to ancient Arabic roots. However, there are no known references to the name Daijah in historical texts, religious scriptures, or ancient records prior to its modern usage.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Daijah are relatively recent, with the first known examples appearing in the late 20th century. As a newly invented name, there are no famous historical figures who bore this name until modern times.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Daijah is Daijah Street, an American professional basketball player born in 1993. She played for the University of Memphis and was drafted by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA in 2015.
Another notable individual with the name is Daijah Porcher, an American track and field athlete born in 1997. She specializes in the long jump and triple jump and has represented the United States in international competitions.
Daijah Moody is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Tiana Brown in the television series "Family Reunion" (2019-present). She was born in 2005 and has also appeared in films such as "The Prom" (2020).
Daijah Williams is an American singer and songwriter born in 1997. She gained recognition as a contestant on the reality television series "The Four: Battle for Stardom" in 2018.
Daijah Sylvain is a Canadian soccer player born in 2000. She plays as a midfielder for the University of South Florida and has represented Canada at the youth international level.
It's important to note that while these are some of the earliest and most notable individuals with the name Daijah, the name's popularity and usage continue to evolve in modern times.
People
Daijah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daijah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daijah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,278 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daijah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 150,463 US residents.
Is Daijah a common name?
We classify Daijah as "Rare". It ranks above 94.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,321 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daijah most popular?
The single biggest year for Daijah was 1996, when 195 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daijah is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daijah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,834 people with the name Daijah, or 0.61 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,029 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daijah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daijah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daijah appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,838 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daijah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daijah is Black at 79.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.4%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daijah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Daijah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.7% (1,461 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daijah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daijah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daijah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daijah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daijah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daijah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Daijah?
Find out how many Americans are named Daijah on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.