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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Da

Used in both girl and boy records

Da appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Da by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDDa as a girl’s nameUS records 1990–2005
#21322girl rank1999peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDDa as a boy’s nameUS records 1983–2010
#11555boy rank1999peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Da in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl199114 uses#625319911990–200512 listed years
Boy199919 uses#346719901983–201020 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.