Recorded 1999–2023 Boys' name Peak 2006 61 births

Dacorian — boys' name

61 babies named Dacorian in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s242020s5
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dacorian was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dacorian in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dacorian

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Dacorian between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dacorian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dacorian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dacorian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dacorian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dacorian 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 61 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.

Dacorian at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

61

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dacorian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Dacorian by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 44% of Dacorian's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s242020s5

Dacorian by state

Where Dacorian concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dacorian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 11.5%
Texas share of Dacorian's total US births 11.5%

7 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dacorian?
61 babies have been named Dacorian since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Dacorian most popular?
Dacorian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Dacorian most popular?
The top states for the name Dacorian are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Dacorian been used?
Dacorian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dacorian?
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, 1999–2023 (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.