Boys' name · since 1997
Dahndray
Dahndray has 13 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dahndray is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 13 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahndray has been recorded 13 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 1998.
- #32,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dahndray ranks #32,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dahndray's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dahndray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dahndray's full recorded timeline at 1998, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dahndray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1998
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1998.
13 total births across 2 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1998 with 7 births in a single year.
Dahndray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Dahndray's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dahndray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Dahndray decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dahndray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dahndray draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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