Dajae
Karen Gordon, better known by her stage name Dajae, is a female R&B and dance music singer born in Chicago, Illinois.
Meaning & Origin of Dajae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karen Gordon, better known by her stage name Dajae, is a female R&B and dance music singer born in Chicago, Illinois.
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The Story of Dajae
Dajae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 20 Dajaes were born — ranking #4,846 that year. As of 2026, Dajae ranks #15,404 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 171 Dajaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dajae
Dajae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Dajae's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #4,846. Use the chart and map above to compare Dajae'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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