US rank #6323 Boys' name Peak 2023 234 births

Dahmir — #6323 US boys' name

234 babies named Dahmir in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s962010s492020s61
#6323
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dahmir was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

16 babies were named Dahmir in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dahmir

The Social Security Administration has registered 234 babies named Dahmir between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dahmir currently holds the #6323 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dahmir performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dahmir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dahmir in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dahmir 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 234 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.

Dahmir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

234

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2023

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,323

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dahmir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
16
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2024202020162008200420001995 6

Dahmir by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 41% of Dahmir's all-time total
1990s282000s962010s492020s61

Dahmir by state

Where Dahmir concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dahmir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
69 29.5%
Pennsylvania share of Dahmir's total US births 29.5%

69 of 234 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dahmir?
234 babies have been named Dahmir since 1995. It currently ranks #6323 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 16 births.
When was Dahmir most popular?
Dahmir was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Dahmir most popular?
The top states for the name Dahmir are Pennsylvania (69 births).
How long has the name Dahmir been used?
Dahmir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dahmir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dahir, Dahl, Dahlton, Dahani, 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, 1995–2024 (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.