Given name
Daija
“one of remembrance”
Daija is a variant of Deja. One French interpretation is “one of remembrance.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daija is a variant of Deja. One French interpretation is “one of remembrance.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daija is a variant of Deja. An origin associated with Deja is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daija through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,065
- 0 boys · 3,065 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 258 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,448 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,448 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 258 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,462 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.