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Girl name

Dayja

100% girls · last recorded 2020

Dayja has been given to about 537 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 531
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dayja per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1996 · 50
  • Born in 20250
  • All time537

How popular is Dayja?

Its best year was 1996, when 50 babies were given the name, ranking 2519th. The typical living American called Dayja is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Dayja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dayna0.79
  2. Aja0.70
  3. Dana0.64
  4. Darla0.64
  5. Danna0.64
  6. Dayana0.64
  7. Dara0.64
  8. Dawna0.64

Middle names for Dayja

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

Sibling names for Dayja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.75
  2. Mikaylasister · 0.73
  3. Malikbrother · 0.72
  4. Chandlereither · 0.71
  5. Hallesister · 0.71
  6. Jalenbrother · 0.71

Where Dayja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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