Daine
The Story of Daine
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Daine as a girl name dates back to 1943, when 5 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Daine — #3,108 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Daine on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Daine last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 298 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Daine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 19 births, good for #3,166 nationwide. About 30% of every Daine on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Daine last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 303 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Daine
Daine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 303 births in the dataset. Daine's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #3,166. Use the chart and map above to compare Daine'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 .
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