Recorded 2013–2016 Unisex name Peak 2013 20 births

Dah — boys' name

20 babies named Dah in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s20
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Dah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dah

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Dah between 2013 and 2016, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Dah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dah 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 20 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.

Dah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

20

Since 2013

4 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2013

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2016

Dah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2013

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
5.566.577.5 201620152013 7

Dah popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 2010 (Dah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 201620152010 5

Dah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 100% of Dah's all-time total
2010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dah?
20 babies have been named Dah since 2013. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Dah most popular?
Dah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Dah a unisex name?
Yes, Dah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Dah been used?
Dah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 4 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Dah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dahmir, Dahir, Dahl, Dahlton, 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, 2013–2016 (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.