US rank #8510 Boys' name Peak 2012 301 births

Dacian — #8510 US boys' name

301 babies named Dacian in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s192000s1152010s1162020s39
#8510
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dacian was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

21 babies were named Dacian in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dacian

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Dacian between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dacian currently holds the #8510 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dacian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dacian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dacian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dacian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 301 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dacian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

301

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2012

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,510

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dacian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
21
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419971982 6

Dacian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
116 births that decade — 39% of Dacian's all-time total
1980s121990s192000s1152010s1162020s39

Dacian by state

Where Dacian concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dacian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.7%
Texas share of Dacian's total US births 1.7%

5 of 301 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dacian?
301 babies have been named Dacian since 1982. It currently ranks #8510 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 21 births.
When was Dacian most popular?
Dacian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Dacian most popular?
The top states for the name Dacian are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Dacian been used?
Dacian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dacian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dacoda, Dace, Dacota, Dacari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.