Boys' name · since 1943

Dain

Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 1,997 babies named Dain, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,305 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,196 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,997
born since 1943
1980s
peak decade

Dain currently ranks #6196 among boys' names in America, with 1,997 babies recorded since 1943.

Social Security Administration records show Dain recorded 1,997 times among boys since 1943, holding rank #6196 nationally today, ahead of 56% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.

  • #3,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,196 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,997 born since 1943
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dain ranks #3,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,196 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,997 born since 1943, peaking in the 1980s.

#3,305 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,196 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,997
born since 1943
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%55.5%
Dain vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dain's 1,997 recorded births place it above 92.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Dain compares

1,997 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Dain's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dain Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,997 369 358,536
Peak-year births 62 34 22,252

Dain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dain's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
62
Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
020406080 194319561966197619861996200620162025 14

Dain by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (455 births, 23% of the file).

1980s was Dain's strongest decade.

455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Dain births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 455 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Dain compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dain's total volume

Dain vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -141, 2.2%-28, 12.5%-83, 3.3%-38, 5.3%-114, 2%-22, 18.6%-47, 10.2%-56, 4.4%-59, 5.6%-109, 3%-66, 3.2%-102, 3.9%-106, 2.3%-30, 7.8%-140, 2%Dain-83, 3.1%Dain
Dain vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Dain by state

Where Dain concentrates geographically, total births since 1943

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dain
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
90 4.5%
#2 Minnesota
83 4.2%
#3 Washington
16 0.8%
#4 Louisiana
7 0.4%
#5 Colorado
6 0.3%
#6 Michigan
5 0.3%
#7 New York
5 0.3%
#8 Ohio
5 0.3%
California share of Dain's total US births 4.5%
Even split

90 of 1,997 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Dain appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dain? ▼
1,997 babies have been named Dain since 1943. All-time, it sits at #3,305 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,196 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1978 with 62 births.
Where does Dain sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dain ranks #3,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,196 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dain most popular? ▼
Dain was most popular in the 1980s decade with 455 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Dain most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Dain are California (90 births), Minnesota (83 births), Washington (16 births).
How long has the name Dain been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dain since 1943 -- 83 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Dain? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, Daijon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dain's data

  • Dain's decade-level peak was the 1980s (455 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Dains (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dain

Nearby Names Like Dain

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dain

Daivd Boy
1,026 births
Daimon Boy
#5256 802 births
Daiquan Boy
#12543 783 births
Daijon Boy
#9187 755 births
Daivon Boy
#7893 699 births

Compare Dain side by side: Dain vs Daivd Dain vs Daimon Dain vs Daiquan

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Dain

Osbaldo #6195
3,092 births · Peak 2002
Jeb #6197
2,600 births · Peak 1981
Ion #6194
314 births · Peak 2023
Jayme #6198
3,897 births · Peak 1976
Emileo #6193
188 births · Peak 2020
Roark #6199
539 births · Peak 2021
Haron #6192
204 births · Peak 2025
Vonn #6200
325 births · Peak 2022

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1943–2025 (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 Dain 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.