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Daija

100% girls · 5 born in 2025

Daija has been given to about 3,065 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
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Living in the US≈ 3,032
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Daija per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 258
  • Born in 20255
  • All time3,065

How popular is Daija?

Its best year was 1997, when 258 babies were given the name, ranking 804th. The typical living American called Daija is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Daija

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dayna0.70
  2. Danica0.69
  3. Davina0.69
  4. Danika0.69
  5. Danita0.69
  6. Dalila0.69
  7. Daisha0.69
  8. Davida0.69

Middle names for Daija

Ranked by flow score
  1. Daija Josephine0.84
  2. Daija Rose0.83
  3. Daija Louise0.83
  4. Daija June0.82
  5. Daija Pearl0.82
  6. Daija Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Daija

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.85
  2. Malikbrother · 0.82
  3. Chandlereither · 0.81
  4. Mikaylasister · 0.81
  5. Hannasister · 0.80
  6. Jalenbrother · 0.79

Where Daija is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Daija White0.78
    2. Daija Reyes0.78
    3. Daija Nguyen0.78
    4. Daija Moore0.78
    5. Daija Lee0.78
    6. Daija Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Daija

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.