Da
Da is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Da
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Da is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Da
As a girl name
Da first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 14 births, good for #6,253 nationwide. About 83% of every Da on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Da last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 116 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Da as a boy name dates back to 1983, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Da — #3,834 in the national rankings. About 66% of every Da on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Da last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 186 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Da
Da is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Da's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #3,834. Use the chart and map above to compare Da's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.