Girl · #12,873 in 2026

Dajia

Dajia District is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung. The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.

Current Rank
#12,873
Peak Rank
#2,476 (1996)
Total Babies
439
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1989
First Year
2016
Last Year
1996
Peak Year
#2476
Peak Rank
439
Total Count
23
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Dajia

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Dajia District is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung. The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.

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Origin & history
Map of Dajia (labeled as Taikō) and surrounding area (1944) The local Taokas tribe people used to live in the area before the Han people arrived. Their main activities were hunting and farming. The Han Chinese started to arrive around 1669 during the Ming dynasty in which most of them came from Fujian , especially Quanzhou . Dajia used to be an urban township of Taichung County . On 25 December 2010, it was upgraded to become a district of the new special municipality of Taichung.

The Story of Dajia

Dajia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 51 Dajias were born — ranking #2,476 that year. As of 2026, Dajia ranks #12,873 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 439 Dajias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Dajia

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dajia

What does the name Dajia mean?
Dajia District is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung. The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius. In March 2012, it was named one of the Top 10 Small Tourist Towns by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
How popular is Dajia in 2026?
In 2026, Dajia ranks #12,873 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Dajia most popular?
Dajia reached its peak popularity in 1996, ranking #2,476 that year with 51 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Dajia most popular?
Dajia has historically been most popular in Maryland, Louisiana, North Carolina. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Dajia.
Is Dajia a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Dajia is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Dajia?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Dajia include Reed, Tashana, Kathya. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Dajia

Dajia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 439 births in the dataset. Dajia's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #2,476. Use the chart and map above to compare Dajia'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.